This Charming Girl

Plot

Jeong-hae's life is as monotonous as her job at the post office. Her apartment, which is not far from where she works, is filled with things she has bought through the home shopping network; only a stray cat waits to greet her each day. On Sunday afternoons, she sits on her veranda with her cat listening to children play below; she loves this time the most. In her life, this is probably the most peaceful time. Jeong-hae's childhood memories include her mother with a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other, quietly drawing and writing. It is a memory still hard for her to handle, for her mother's sudden death left a deep scar. When it feels like only memories are taking over her life, she cannot hold back her tears. However, one day a love that moves her heart appears: "Tonight, would you have dinner with me at my place?" Slowly, something starts growing once again in her heart. She is at last hopeful that she could be happy.

Cast

Kim Ji-soo as Jeong-hae

Hwang Jung-min as Writer

Kim Hye-ok as Mother

Lee Dae-yeon as Uncle

Lee Geum-ju as Aunt

Kim Mi-seong as Colleague 1

Lee Mi-mi as Colleague 2

Kim Jung-ki as Manager

Seo Dong-won as Sad man

Park Sung-woong as Ex-husband

Kim Kkot-bi as young Jeong-hae

Awards and nominations

2004 Pusan International Film Festival

Winner - New Currents Award

2005 Berlin International Film Festival

Winner - NETPAC Award

2005 Deauville Asian Film Festival

Winner - Lotus Jury Prize

2005 Sundance Film Festival

Nomination - Grand Jury Prize

2005 Singapore International Film Festival

Winner - Best Director (Lee Yoon-ki)

Winner - Best Actress (Kim Ji-soo)

2005 Baeksang Arts Awards

Nomination - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)

2005 Grand Bell Awards

Nomination - Best New Director (Lee Yoon-ki)

Nomination - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)

2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards

Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)

Nomination - Best New Director (Lee Yoon-ki)

2005 Korean Film Awards

Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)