Crush and Blush | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 미쓰 홍당무 |
Revised Romanization | Misseu Hongdangmu |
McCune–Reischauer | Missŭ Hongdangmu |
Directed by | Lee Kyoung-mi |
Written by | Lee Kyoung-mi Park Eun-kyo Park Chan-wook |
Produced by | Park Chan-wook |
Starring |
Gong Hyo-jin Seo Woo Lee Jong-hyuk Hwang Woo-seul-hye |
Cinematography | Kim Dong-young |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
Distributed by | Vantage Holdings |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | ₩1 billion [1] |
Box office | US$2.6 million [2] |
Crush and Blush ( Korean: 미쓰 홍당무; RR: Misseu Hongdangmu; lit. "Miss Hongdangmu" or "Miss Carrot") is a 2008 South Korean comedy film. It is the feature film debut of director Lee Kyoung-mi, [3] and also the first film to be produced by Park Chan-wook. [4] [5]
Crush and Blush premiered at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival, [6] and went on general release in South Korea on October 16, 2010.
Yang Mi-sook [7] is an unpopular and frumpy high school Russian teacher who has a habit of going red in the face. For ten years she has been harbouring a crush on Seo Jong-cheol, her former teacher and now married colleague, though he is more interested in pretty new teacher Lee Yoo-ri. Mi-sook tries to put a halt to this blossoming romance, forming an unlikely alliance with Jong-cheol's daughter, Jong-hee. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref |
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Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actress | Gong Hyo-jin | Nominated | [15] [16] |
Best New Director | Lee Kyoung-mi | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Seo Woo | Nominated | ||
Hwang Woo-seul-hye | Nominated | |||
Korean Film Awards | Best Actress | Gong Hyo-jin | Won | [17] [18] |
Best New Actress | Seo Woo | Won | ||
Best New Director | Lee Kyoung-mi | Nominated | ||
Director's Cut Awards | Best Actress | Gong Hyo-jin | Won | [19] [20] |
Best New Actress | Seo Woo | Won | ||
Best Producer | Park Chan-wook | Won | ||
Women in Film Korea Awards | Best Director | Lee Kyoung-mi | Won | [21] |
Best Actress | Gong Hyo-jin | Won | ||
Best Screenplay | Lee Kyoung-mi | Won | ||
Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Gong Hyo-jin | Nominated | |
Best New Director | Lee Kyoung-mi | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Best New Actress | Seo Woo | Nominated | ||
Hwang Woo-seul-hye | Nominated | |||
New York Asian Film Festival | Rising Star Award | Gong Hyo-jin | Won | [22] [23] [24] [25] |
Buil Film Awards | Best New Actress | Seo Woo | Won |
Crush and Blush made its world premiere at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival, which ran from October 2–10, 2008. [6] After its theatrical release on October 16, 2008, it attracted 532,323 admissions, [26] and grossed a total of US$2,628,300. [2]
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