Set during the Goryeo Dynasty and loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo, “Frozen Flower” is a testament to the quality of costume dramas coming out of Korea, both due to the presentation of the era, but also due to the story, which actually involves an erotic triangle among a homosexual king, a bisexual commander and a heterosexual queen.
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The King of Goryeo is married to a Yuan Dynasty princess, but they do not have any children, with the pressure from both the Yuan Emperor and the king’s council to produce a male heir and ensure the dynasty piling up. At the same time though, the King is retaining an affair with Hong-rim, the commander of his personal guard, a group of men that were handpicked and trained from childhood to fulfill the particular role. As...
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The King of Goryeo is married to a Yuan Dynasty princess, but they do not have any children, with the pressure from both the Yuan Emperor and the king’s council to produce a male heir and ensure the dynasty piling up. At the same time though, the King is retaining an affair with Hong-rim, the commander of his personal guard, a group of men that were handpicked and trained from childhood to fulfill the particular role. As...
- 9/10/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The hybrid version of this year’s Florence Korea Film Fest shows a versatile program including films from different genres. Among the thrillers “Intruder” by Son-Won-Pyung is one of the most convincing. It’s not only the suspenseful story and an outstanding cast that captivate the viewer. On a formal level, too, the director found several elements to reinforce the thrilling atmosphere.
“Intruder” is screening at the Florence Korea Film Fest
One of the protagonists of the film is Seo-jin. He is an architect and the father of the young Ye-na. Since his wife has been killed in a hit-and-run accident, he and his daughter live with his parents. He desperately tries to recall details from the accident in order to find the culprit. But his parents are not very supportive. In fact, especially, his mother still longs for her own daughter that has gone missing twenty years before. To accommodate his parents,...
“Intruder” is screening at the Florence Korea Film Fest
One of the protagonists of the film is Seo-jin. He is an architect and the father of the young Ye-na. Since his wife has been killed in a hit-and-run accident, he and his daughter live with his parents. He desperately tries to recall details from the accident in order to find the culprit. But his parents are not very supportive. In fact, especially, his mother still longs for her own daughter that has gone missing twenty years before. To accommodate his parents,...
- 5/24/2021
- by Teresa Vena
- AsianMoviePulse
A Frozen Flower is a Korean costume drama set in the Goryeo Dynasty. Directed by Ha Yoo, the film focuses on an affair between a King (Jin-mo Joo) and one of his elite bodyguards, Hong-lim (In-seong Jo). As the Queen (Ji-hyo Song) struggles with her feelings towards the King, the kingdom is at unrest due to the lack of an heir. To prevent a revolt against the throne, the King commands Hong-lim to impregnate the Queen so an heir can be conceived. However, things turn grim when Hong-lim and the Queen fall in love.
I really don't have much experience seeing Korean epics, although the film feels really familiar. I hate to say this, but being exposed to Zhang Yimou's works may have endowed me with unrealistic expectations of the martial arts period drama genre. A Frozen Flower is in no way a small production. However, the degree of stylization...
I really don't have much experience seeing Korean epics, although the film feels really familiar. I hate to say this, but being exposed to Zhang Yimou's works may have endowed me with unrealistic expectations of the martial arts period drama genre. A Frozen Flower is in no way a small production. However, the degree of stylization...
- 10/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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