Kim Jee-woon

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jul 06, 1964 (60 years old)

Kim Jee-woon

Known For

Boléro, le refrain du monde
Movie 2019

Boléro, le refrain du monde

Bolero: A Global Hit
0h 53m
Movie 2019

Bolero: A Global Hit

Bolero is played every 15 minutes in the world. This film tries to answer how this famous melody inspired and influenced the world pop-culture? It explores the complexity and the richness of a piece so simple in appearance: the emotions it triggers, vertigo it creates, the words it inspires.

In the Mood for Melville
0h 58m
Movie 2017

In the Mood for Melville

Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.

Behind the Camera
1h 25m
Movie 2013

Behind the Camera

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
1h 23m
Movie 2012

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young
0h 50m
Movie 2007

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence

A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'
0h 23m
Movie 2005

A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 psychological horror film 'A Tale of Two Sisters.'

Biography

Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and director before debuting with his self-written and directed film, The Quiet Family in 1998. Kim has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. He is currently one of the most recognized screenwriters/directors in the Korean film industry. His films A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) were both critical and commercial successes. He is also known for the films The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010).

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