Black Dove (Kueun kaimeki)

A Korean Film Council presentation from the M16 production. (Worldwide sales: M16, Seoul.) Produced by Ko Youthful-jun. Directed by Roh Gyeong-tae. Script, Kim Sang-tae.With: Lim Hyeong-guk, Cho Soo-hyuk, Jeong Yoon-kyung, Ahn Ji-hye, Yang Eun-yong, Jeong. (Korean dialogue)South Korean auteur Roh Gyeong-tae inches closer to conventional storytelling with "Black Dove," an austere mood piece in regards to the effects from the hit-and-run accident. Maintaining tight tonal remedies to have an account that 35mm slides very easily between past and provide, Roh supplies a cathartic experience for patient audiences, but his minimalist tempos are unlikely to click with a lot of general auds. Even though pic is much more accessible in comparison to helmer's experimental features "The Ultimate Dining Area Table" and "Land of Scarecrows," its future appears limited to local arthouses and fests following its world preem at Busan. Told as dual tales that inevitably meet inside a critical juncture, "Black Dove" opens at roughly the midway point. The estranged wife and youthful daughter of artist Lee Jon-ho (Cho Soo-hyuk) are actually hit with a mystery vehicle within an isolated intersection, an incident that leaves Jon-ho fighting to complete use an exhibit within the new gallery possessed by g.f. Min-hee (Ahn Ji-hye), with whom he was trysting throughout time from the collision. Keeping the fate of Jon-ho's family a mysterious until deep into the proceedings, the script introduces Lee Jun-gu (Lim Hyeong-guk), a college professor with clean-freak proclivities who's stuck in the pitifully loveless marriage to mousey wife Sun-mi (Jeong Yoon-kyung). Although little is mentioned inside the Lee household, it's immediately apparent the happy couple committed the hit-and-run. Masterfully mixing moments from pre and publish the accident, pic creates a effective study of guilt since it progressively consumes Jon-ho and Sun-mi. Irrationally accusing his relationship with Min-hee as the reason behind the accident, Jon-ho lashes out vocally and physically at his lover. Later, he starts employed in the coffee shop his wife opened up up following their breakup, as if that will in some manner help repair the injury. The burden of Sun-mi's terrible secret takes a much heavier toll. Haunted by visions of blood stream oozing from walls and battling having a phantom pregnancy, she watches Jon-ho in the distance just before making fateful reference to him. In absolutely chilling contrast, Jun-gu shows no remorse the darkness dwelling in this apparently respectable academic is introduced home in the devastating scene handful of auds will forget. Carefully up-to-date perfs play an important role to help keep willing audiences in an ultra-low-key drama that's interspersed with sudden bursts of electricity when these troubled figures can express pent-up feelings. Jeong Yoon-kyung is particularly impressive since the housewife with alongside nothing left to cling to. Pristine lensing by Lee Sun-youthful together with an attractive score by Roh's regular collaborator Jaesin Lee will be the standouts from the first-class technical package.Camera (color), Lee Sun-youthful editor, Choi Hyun-sook music, Jaesin Lee art director, Sin Eon-yeop costume designer, Lee Su-wong appear (stereo system system), Kong Tae-won assistant director, Chung Ki-hyuk casting, No Chi-hyung. Examined at Busan Film Festival (Korean Cinema Today), March. 8, 2011. Running time: 118 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com