''Art Museum by the Zoo'' () is a 1998 South Korean film written and directed by

Lee Jeong-hyang Lee Jeong-hyang (; born April 13, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is best known for ''The Way Home (2002 film), The Way Home'' (2002), a film she wrote and directed which won her Best Film and Best Original Screenplay ...

Plot

On leave from the military, Cheol-soo arrives at his girlfriend's apartment only to find it occupied by another woman, Choon-hee. After a few days he finds out that his girlfriend is now engaged to someone else, and having nowhere else to go he ends up staying with Choon-hee. At first the two struggle to get along, but before long Chul-soo discovers that she is writing a screenplay to enter into a competition, and they end up working on a story together based on their own experiences of love, titling it "Art Museum by the Zoo."

Cast

* Shim Eun-ha ... Choon-hee *

Lee Sung-jae Lee Sung-jae (born August 23, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Among his notable works include the films ''Art Museum by the Zoo'', ''Attack the Gas Station'', ''Barking Dogs Never Bite'', and ''Kick the Moon'', as well as the television series ' ...

... Cheol-soo *

Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki (born January 1, 1952) is a South Korean actor. One of the country's most respected actors, he has appeared in more than 130 films during his career of over 60 years. Career A native of Seoul, Ahn was the son of a veteran filmmaker ...

... In-gong *

Song Seon-mi A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetit ...

... Da-hye

Reception

''Art Museum by the Zoo'' was released in South Korea on December 19, 1998, drawing a then-impressive 412,472 viewers in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...

alone, making it the fifth best-selling Korean film of 1998. In 1999, Shim Eun-ha won Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards, and

swept Best New Actor awards at the

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

, the

Chunsa Film Art Awards The Chunsa Film Art Awards (also known as the Icheon Chunsa Film Festival) have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society in 1990. The awards take their name from the pen name of the early ...

, the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Director

was praised for her sophisticated and detailed direction, and the film is now considered a classic of 1990s Korean cinema.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 0288621, Art Museum by the Zoo 1998 films South Korean romantic drama films Films about screenwriters Museums in popular culture 1990s Korean-language films 1998 romantic drama films 1998 directorial debut films