Shin Su-won and Lee Jung-eun's 'Homage' Revealed in Jeonju Film Festival Women Directors Special Screening

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The film 'Hommage' will unveil its curtain in Jeonju.

On the 1st, Jun Film announced that at the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival, a special exhibition titled 'Hommage: Shin Su-won, and Korean Women Directors,' focusing on women directors in the history of Korean cinema, will be held.

'Hommage' depicts a cinematic time travel crossing the present and past of women directors in 2022, restoring works of Korea's first-generation female directors from 1962, telling the story of everyone who loved life and art.

The film is the new work of director Shin Su-won, who has portrayed various female characters in films such as 'Madonna,' 'Glass Garden,' and 'A Sunny Place for Young Lovers.' Actress Lee Jung-eun, known for her roles in 'Parasite' (2019), 'The Day I Died' (2020), and 'Juvenile Justice,' stars, delivering a performance imbued with a sense of life.

Additionally, it has attracted attention by being invited to the 18th Glasgow Film Festival in the UK, the 20th Florence Korean Film Festival in Italy, and the international competition section of the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival.

This special exhibition is one of three special exhibitions prepared as an opportunity to understand the status of Korean cinema within the flow of world film history, held together with 'Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible,' which explores the works of director Lee Chang-dong, and 'Taehung Film Company, a Legendary Studio of Chungmuro,' a retrospective of Taehung Film Company.

This year's Jeonju International Film Festival will be held for ten days from April 28 to May 7 around Jeonju Film Street.

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