Life Is Beautiful (2022 film)

This article is about the film. For the TV series, see Life Is Beautiful (2010 TV series).
Life Is Beautiful
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
인생은 아름다워
Revised RomanizationInsaeng-eun Aleumdawo
Directed byChoi Kook-hee
Written byBae Se-yeong
Produced byPark Eun-kyung
Starring
CinematographyBack Yoon-seuk
Edited byYang Jin-mo
Music byKim Joon-seok
Production
company
The Lamp
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)
Running time
122 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$8.5 million[1][2]

Life Is Beautiful (Korean: 인생은 아름다워; RR: Insaeng-eun Aleumdawo) is a 2022 South Korean musical film directed by Choi Kook-hee and starring Yum Jung-ah, Ryu Seung-ryong, Park Se-wan and Ong Seong-wu.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6][7]

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Production

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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.[11]

Filming

The filming began on October 14, 2019 and it was wrapped up on February 6, 2020.[12]

Release

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Life Is Beautiful had its premiere at 36th Fribourg International Film Festival on March 19, 2022.[5][6]

The film was scheduled to be released in theaters in December 2020,[13][14] but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[15] It was released on September 28, 2022.[7]

Accolades

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Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best Actress – Film Yum Jung-ah Nominated [16]
Best New Actor – Film Ong Seong-wu Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2022 Best Actress Yum Jung-ah Nominated [17]
Best New Actor Ong Seong-wu Nominated
Best Art Direction Son Min-jung, Kim Young-bok Nominated
Best Music Kim Joon-seok Nominated
Buil Film Awards 2023 Best Music Kim Joon-seok Nominated [18]
Director's Cut Awards 2023 Best Actress Yum Jung-ah Nominated [19]
Grand Bell Awards 2022 Best Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated [20][21]
Best Actress Yum Jung-ah Won
Best New Actor Ong Seong-wu Nominated
Best Costume Design Choi Se-yeon Nominated
Best Music Kim Joon-seok Won
New Wave Award Ong Seong-wu Won [22]
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actress Film Shim Dal-gi Won [23]
Vevey International Funny Film Festival Audience Award Life Is Beautiful Won [24][25]

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