By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Kim Ki-Duk
Starring: Ha Jung Woo | Park Ji-Yeon | Seong Hyeon-A
Original language title: Shi Gan
Country: japan, south_korea
Year: 2006
Running time: 97
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497986/
Beth says: “The latest from Korea’s Kim Ki-duk. A woman undergoes secret cosmetic surgery then reappears as a new woman who romances her boyfriend – is it the ultimate sacrifice, to make yourself anew for love, or the ultimate test, to find out how faithful your lover really is…and what happens to your own sense of identity, beauty and love when you get the answer? What kept this from being a 4 cat vote was an uneven tone that went a little bit all over the place, but the two leads were very strong, as was the cinematography – and if that Sculpture Garden really exists, I gotta get to Korea!
This film was screened at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival”