Samaria DVD Region 2
Han Yeo Reum
| Kim Ki Duk (Director)
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| Product Title: | Samaria Samaria Samaria サマリア Samaria |
| Artist Name(s): | Han Yeo Reum 漢茜荷 汉茜荷 イ・オル | クァク・チミン | ハン・ヨルム | キム・ギドク(脚本) | キム・ギドク(編集) | キム・ギドク(美術監督) | ベ・ジュミン(プロデューサー) | ソン・サンジェ(撮影) | パク・ジウン(音楽) 한여름 |
| Director: | Kim Ki Duk 金 基德 金 基德 キム・ギドク(監督) | キム・ギドク 김기덕 |
| Release Date: | 2005-09-23 |
| Publisher Product Code: | BIBF-5473 |
| Country of Origin: | South Korea |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it? |
| Publisher: | Happinet |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1005199778 |
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ヨジンは父と二人暮らしの女子高生。彼女の親友は同級生のチェヨン。いつからだろうか、援助交際をしている。 ヨジンはそれを嫌いながらも、チェヨンが心配で見張り役として行動をともにすることに。そんな矢先ヨジンが見張りを怠った隙にホテルに警官の取締りが…その手から逃れようとチェヨンは窓から飛び降りてしまう。いつもどおりの笑顔を浮かべたままチェヨンは死に、ヨジンはひとつの重大な決心をする。「チェヨン、あなたの罪滅ぼしのためにお金を返してあげる」そして、そんな自分の行動を父が見守っていることに、ヨジンはまだ気づいていない…。 Ｒ−１５
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Anonymous
August 4, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)
August 4, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)
Pointless, Poor Character Development, Vague
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I did not like this movie because it was strange. The stories never fully develop and the movie leaves too many holes unpatched. The actors displayed average to above average acting abilities but I feel this one lacks the plot that movie-goers crave. |
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Anonymous
June 16, 2004
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June 16, 2004
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Samaria Is An Arthouse Masterpiece.
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Samaria is probably the first Arthouse movie to emerge from South Korea. Upon viewing the cover of the dvd, many will get the wrong impression that this is some exploitation Movie. This is definitely not the case. Actually this has got to be one of the most honest movies to tackle such a delicate subject without ever once being explicit. The director could have easily spoilt the movie with graphic sex or nudity, but instead this very brave director (who actually won the award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival) has managed to cross a message that is very important in our times without ever once embarrassing his audience. The movie is divided into 3 chapters, it opens with two girls chatting on the Internet with a complete stranger to meet for a date. Next we see a title on the screen which reads Vasumitra. Vasumitra was a prostitute in India where legend has it that any man who slept with her turned into a devoted Buddhist! The director will further in the movie also mention other religious references. The name Vasumitra is the name that one of the girls will actually use as to disguise her identity. So begins the adventures of two teenage girls in the world of prostitution all for the sake to earn some easy money. An important shot at the very beginning of the movie after one of the girls has her first encounter with her client shows them eating a roasted pig¡¦s feet. Could this be a clear indication where these poor two girls are heading too, since the pig is considered by many, a filthy animal. To further prove my point both the girls enter a bathhouse to wash. Describing what one of them just did was filthy. Next the girls run around in a park where they sit next to a line of statues of a complete family consisting of the mother father and children, which clearly shows they¡¦re longing to be part of a family. Meanwhile one the girls is taking notes in her diary of every man she encounters. She sleeps in her tiny room soon, to be awakened by her father who is a detective! He takes his daughter to school, and here again we hear another religious story this time about Jesus told by the father to his daughter. Tragedy soon strikes and while one of the girls is busy with a client, the police raid the apartment. In a state of panic the girl has no idea what to do, and jumps out of the apartment window and falls to the ground, she is carried to the hospital by the detective¡¦s daughter but she is in a very serious condition and about to lose her life. Her friend persuades her to give her the diary and contact one of her clients, to visit her one last time before she dies. This is actually were the story takes a dramatic turn! After her friend dies in hospital the detective¡¦s daughter starts visiting each client to return back the money her friend made from these men. It is important to note that her friend was just there to look after her and take care of the money and had never encountered any clients up until now! Meanwhile here father is investigating a murder case and this is where he sees his own daughter in an opposite apartment with a client! Thus begins a story of revenge on each client, without the daughter ever knowing her father is actually one step behind her. Revealing more would spoil this unique movie experience. The direction is superb and the haunting score literally pulls you in the mood of the story. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this movie to serious moviegoers. I would like to applaud the director for making such an honest movie about a very serious Subject. The Director has truly made an amazing Arthouse Masterpiece. |
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Anonymous
May 16, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition)
May 16, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition)
FAREWELL TO TEENAGE!
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This movie explores an interesting topic - at least to me it is - teenage prostitution in Korea! The director does his job so well that it makes you feel like you're joining the journey of these 2 girls and the father. It also makes me wonder how much of what happens in the movie IS or COULD BE reality because of how "real" this movie is. SAMARIA is definitely woth spending 2 hours of your lifetime to watch!!! |
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Anonymous
May 13, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition)
May 13, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition)
Samaria Is An Arthouse Masterpiece.
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Samaria is probably the first Arthouse movie to emerge from South Korea. Upon viewing the cover of the dvd, many will get the wrong impression that this is some exploitation Movie. This is definitely not the case. Actually this has got to be one of the most honest movies to tackle such a delicate subject without ever once being explicit. The director could have easily spoilt the movie with graphic sex or nudity, but instead this very brave director (who actually won the award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival) has managed to cross a message that is very important in our times without ever once embarrassing his audience. The movie is divided into 3 chapters, it opens with two girls chatting on the Internet with a complete stranger to meet for a date. Next we see a title on the screen which reads Vasumitra. Vasumitra was a prostitute in India where legend has it that any man who slept with her turned into a devoted Buddhist! The director will further in the movie also mention other religious references. The name Vasumitra is the name that one of the girls will actually use as to disguise her identity. So begins the adventures of two teenage girls in the world of prostitution all for the sake to earn some easy money. An important shot at the very beginning of the movie after one of the girls has her first encounter with her client shows them eating a roasted pig¡¦s feet. Could this be a clear indication where these poor two girls are heading too, since the pig is considered by many, a filthy animal. To further prove my point both the girls enter a bathhouse to wash. Describing what one of them just did was filthy. Next the girls run around in a park where they sit next to a line of statues of a complete family consisting of the mother father and children, which clearly shows they¡¦re longing to be part of a family. Meanwhile one the girls is taking notes in her diary of every man she encounters. She sleeps in her tiny room soon, to be awakened by her father who is a detective! He takes his daughter to school, and here again we hear another religious story this time about Jesus told by the father to his daughter. Tragedy soon strikes and while one of the girls is busy with a client, the police raid the apartment. In a state of panic the girl has no idea what to do, and jumps out of the apartment window and falls to the ground, she is carried to the hospital by the detective¡¦s daughter but she is in a very serious condition and about to lose her life. Her friend persuades her to give her the diary and contact one of her clients, to visit her one last time before she dies. This is actually were the story takes a dramatic turn! After her friend dies in hospital the detective¡¦s daughter starts visiting each client to return back the money her friend made from these men. It is important to note that her friend was just there to look after her and take care of the money and had never encountered any clients up until now! Meanwhile here father is investigating a murder case and this is where he sees his own daughter in an opposite apartment with a client! Thus begins a story of revenge on each client, without the daughter ever knowing her father is actually one step behind her. Revealing more would spoil this unique movie experience. The direction is superb and the haunting score literally pulls you in the mood of the story. I have no hesitation in highly recommending this movie to serious moviegoers. I would like to applaud the director for making such an honest movie about a very serious Subject. The Director has truly made an amazing Arthouse Masterpiece. |
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Anonymous
May 12, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition)
May 12, 2004
This customer review refers to Samaritan Girl (aka Samaria)(Limited Edition)
I wasn't expecting this
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It's like watching an ERIK MATI film (Philippines)... you can not understand why and what happened. It'll will take u for a ride... reaching a dead end. |
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