Life Is Beautiful () is a 2022 South Korean musical comedy-drama film directed by Choi Kook-hee and starring Yum Jung-ah, Ryu Seung-ryong, Park Se-wan and Ong Seong-wu. The film is about a woman, Oh Se-yeon, who makes an absurd request to find her first love as a birthday present, and her husband, Jin-bong, who reluctantly goes on a trip with her across the country. The film had its premiere at 36th Fribourg International Film Festival on March 19, 2022, and was released in theaters on September 28, 2022 in South Korea.
Plot Se-yeon, who has dedicated herself to her blunt husband Jin-bong and their indifferent children, realizes that she does not have much time left. Saddened by a life filled with uncertainty and unfulfilled dreams, she makes an unusual request for her final birthday to find her first love, who suddenly came to mind, as her last birthday present.
Reluctantly, Jin-bong agrees to embark on this quest, driven by his wife's insistence. With nothing but three names and no real leads, the couple sets off on a journey across the country. As they bicker and banter along the way, they also rediscover the precious moments of their shared past.
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Production Theme The film is a road film in which two people wife and husband wander across the country in search of wife's first love, It has music that fits their stories from childhood to the present. It is the first jukebox musical in South Korea, containing familiar popular songs from the 1970s to 2000s.
Filming The filming began on October 14, 2019 and it was wrapped up on February 6, 2020.
Release
Life Is Beautiful had its premiere at 36th Fribourg International Film Festival on March 19, 2022.
The film was scheduled to be released in theaters in December 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on September 28, 2022.
Accolades Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best Actress – Film Yum Jung-ah Best New Actor – Film Ong Seong-wu Blue Dragon Film Awards 2022 Best Actress Yum Jung-ah Best New Actor Ong Seong-wu Best Art Direction Son Min-jung, Kim Young-bok Best Music Kim Joon-seok Buil Film Awards 2023 Best Music Kim Joon-seok Director's Cut Awards 2023 Best Actress Yum Jung-ah Grand Bell Awards 2022 Best Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Best Actress Yum Jung-ah Best New ActorOng Seong-wu Best Costume Design Choi Se-yeon Best Music Kim Joon-seok New Wave Award Ong Seong-wu Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards2022 Excellence Award, Actress Film Shim Dal-gi Vevey International Funny Film FestivalAudience Award Life Is Beautiful.
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