イ・ビョンホン主演映画「仕方ない」、ヴェネツィアのトロフィーを抱いてシネマ街の救援投手になるか
Will Lee Byung-hun's film ”It Can't Be Done” become a relief pitcher for the cinema district with the Venice trophy in hand?
Director Park Chan-wook's new film "Hard to Handle," which was invited to compete in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, has received rave reviews from foreign media, and there is interest in whether it will win the Golden Lion, the highest honor.
According to the American review site Lawton Tomatoes on the 3rd, as of that day, 19 media outlets had given "It Can't Be Done" a perfect score of 100.
Additionally, the Film Festival's official magazine, "Seek in Mostra," gave the film a rating of 3.6 (out of 5), the highest rating of any film that has competed to date.
"It Can't Be Helped" is a dark comedy about Man-soo (played by Lee Byung-hun), an office worker at a paper company, who is suddenly fired and struggles to find a new job.
This is director Park Chan-wook's first new work in three years since "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly," and his first film to be invited to the competition in 20 years since "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" (2005).
"Can't Be Helped" premiered at the Venice Film Festival world premiere screening on the 30th of last month, receiving standing applause for about nine minutes.
The British public broadcaster BBC praised the film, saying, "A deliriously hilarious Korean masterpiece, it's poised to become this year's 'Parasite'."
It is highly likely that the film will win an award at the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival on the 7th, and it will also be a big hit next year.
Some speculate that it will be a strong contender for the Academy Awards. The Washington Post reported, "When asked what the best film in the competition category was, he answered without hesitation, 'It can't be helped.'
"It solidifies the idea that Oscar predictions should be heading towards this film," he said.
Meanwhile, "Can't Be Helped" has been selected as the opening film of the 30th Busan International Film Festival, which opens on the 17th.
The film will be released on the 24th of this month, ahead of the mid-autumn celebration (Chuseok) holiday in Korea. Film critic Jeong Ji-wook said, "The positive reviews and expectations for 'Can't Be Helped' are building up in Korea.
If this leads to box office success after the film opens, it will be a breath of fresh air for the film market in the second half of the year."
2025/09/04 07:50 KST
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