Gina Kim to Re-make "The Housemaid"
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A remake of Korean cinema milestone, "The Housemaid - 1960", the 1960 masterpiece by eccentric genius Kim Ki-young, is being developed by production company Mirovision. Award-winner Gina Kim ("Never Forever") is attached as director of the project "The Housemaid - 2010".
The original film reemerged on the world stage this year after becoming recipient of a digital restoration grant from Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation. It has since screened at Cannes, Pusan, and most recently the Tokyo International Film Festival.
"The Housemaid - 1960" is a drama in which a mild-mannered piano teacher succumbs to the wiles of a sultry young maid, bringing a spiral of ruin to his family. The film was a huge commercial success upon its release, so much so, that original director KIM himself remade it twice as "Woman of Fire" (1971) and "Woman of Fire 82".
With a modest budget of US $2.5 million and a script just completed by Gina Kim, the project aims to shoot early next year once an investment partner is secured. Mirovision president Jason CHAE, who knew Kim Ki-young up until he passed away in 1998, made the announcement, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the director's death.
Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)
The original film reemerged on the world stage this year after becoming recipient of a digital restoration grant from Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation. It has since screened at Cannes, Pusan, and most recently the Tokyo International Film Festival.
"The Housemaid - 1960" is a drama in which a mild-mannered piano teacher succumbs to the wiles of a sultry young maid, bringing a spiral of ruin to his family. The film was a huge commercial success upon its release, so much so, that original director KIM himself remade it twice as "Woman of Fire" (1971) and "Woman of Fire 82".
With a modest budget of US $2.5 million and a script just completed by Gina Kim, the project aims to shoot early next year once an investment partner is secured. Mirovision president Jason CHAE, who knew Kim Ki-young up until he passed away in 1998, made the announcement, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the director's death.
Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)
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