At Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles

Wednesday, November 30, 2005
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
5505 Wilshire Ave
3rd Floor, Auditorium (Ari Hall)
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Voted Funniest Couple in Korean Cinema 2004!

“Too Beautiful to Lie” is different. It presents a carefully thought-out drama, based on a story of untrue love and fraud. The script for the film, originally titled “A Cuckoo Flew into the Dove's Nest” won a grant in 2002 from the Korean Film Commission for its excellence and potential. The prized screenplay was adapted by scriptwriter Park Yeon-sun, known for the screenplay of “My Tutor Friend,” and the result, a film packed with fun and humor.

A conwoman skilled in the arts of deception and disguise, and a naive pharmacist caught in her web. This odd couple creates a totally eventful drama with wacky episodes, misunderstandings and lies. “Too Beautiful Too Die” outdoes all the other comic melodramas with a well-developed storyline and hilarious elements of comedy. A true winner!

Title: Too Beautiful To Lie (2004)
Directed by: Bae Hyeong-jun
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Main Cast: Kim Ha-neul, Kang Dong-won
Running time & Rating: 115 minuets, Unrated
Provided by the Cinema Service (Korean with English Subtitles)
Synopsis: Yeong-ju (Kim Ha-neul) has it all - cute looks, innocent smile, and she's also a brilliant talker. But in fact, she's an ex-convict for fraud. She passes the evaluation for parole with ease. As soon as she is released, she boards the train for Busan, with the wooden geese she has crafted herself as her older sister's wedding gift. Meanwhile, Hui-cheol (Kang Dong-won) is a pharmacist from Yonggang Village. He was on his way to Busan to propose to her girlfriend with the ring that used to belong to his deceased mother. The two are sitting across from each other. He drops the ring on the floor which ends up between Yeong-ju's feet. As he tries to get it back, Yeong-ju wakes up, and slaps him in the face thinking he was up to something…

About Director Bae Hyeong-jun
The Romanticist the film industry has always wanted!!

Born in 1967, Director Bae began his career in the film industry with Director Lee Hyun-seung, Director Han Ji-seung. With these series of films, Bae has cultivated a unique feel for romantic melodramas. In fact, Bae asserts that the melodrama is where his strength lies and so it naturally occurred to him to make his directing debut with a film in this genre.

Bae Hyoung-jun says that the comic element, the romance, the humanism and a soundly structured story in the script led him to choose “Too Beautiful to Lie” for his directing debut. Indeed, he has chosen the genre he knows best and can do best in to give his audience laughter and a heart-moving experience. Wait till you meet this incredibly talented and very romantic director in “Too Beautiful to Lie.”

About Main Cast
Kim Ha-neul
She appeared as the absolutely pure and innocent girl in her debut film “Bye June” and “Ditto.” Later in 2003, her amazing transformation into a not-so-bright and a bit-on-the-wacky-side tutor shocked her fans. Ju Young-ju in “Too Beautiful to Lie” appears as a total goody two shoes in one moment and like a frail and grieved heroine in a sad movie in the next. Talk about multiple personality! Kim Ha-nul, who can be funny and melodramatic anytime she chooses is the perfect cast for this role. “Too Beautiful to Lie” is her second comedy following “My Tutor Friend.” And the Queen of Comedy is out to reclaim her throne.

Kang Dong-won
He was the star fashion model on the runway. When he moved to the TV screen, he became the star actor. Now he wants to be in films too. Shaking off the sophisticated image that has won him so many fans in fashion shows and on TV, he takes on the comic challenge for the first time. Since his debut, he has made great strides toward fame and stardom. “Too Beautiful to Lie” will be an opportunity for Kang to climb yet another step on the ladder to becoming one of Korea's leading actors.

The film screenings are free and open to public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Cost : Free