Lee Myung-se

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Lee Myung-se
Born (1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 66)
Baekmajang, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Lee Myung-se (Korean이명세; born August 20, 1957) is a South Korean filmmaker.

Lee began his career as an assistant producer under Bae Chang-ho for the films Hwang Jin-I (1986), Our Sweet Days of Youth (1988), and Dream (1990). At the 1991 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, he was awarded Best New Director for the film, Naui Sarang Naui Shinbu, and in 1993 won the Special Jury Award for Cheot Sarang.

Other film credits include Nowhere to Hide (1999) and Duelist (2005). Many of his films feature a tragically flawed protagonist. Lee also favors slow-motion fighting sequences.

Filmography

  • Gagman (1989) - writer and director
  • The Dream (Ggum; 1990) - writer
  • My Love, My Bride (Naui sarang naui sinbu; 1990) - writer and director[1][2]
  • First Love (Cheot sarang; 1993) - writer and director
  • Bitter and Sweet (Namjaui goerowe; 1995) - writer and director
  • Their Last Love Affair (Jidokhan sarang; 1996) - writer and director
  • Nowhere to Hide (Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda; 1999) - writer and director[3]
  • Duelist (Hyeongsa; 2005) - writer, director and Producer [4][5][6]
  • M (2007) - writer, director and Producer[7] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival,[8]

Awards and nominations

Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, nominated work, and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
1990 12th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director My Love, My Bride Won
29th Grand Bell Awards Best New Director Won
36th Asian Pacific Film Festival Best New Director Won
02nd Chunsa Film Festival New Director Award Won
11th Korean Film Critics Association Awards Best Screenplay Won
1993 1993 38th Asia Pacific Film Festival Special Jury Award First Love Won
1993 14th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Screenplay Won
1999 1999 20th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Picture Nowhere to Hide Won
2000 02nd Deauville Asian Film Festival Best Director Won
2000 02nd Deauville Asian Film Festival Grand Prize Won
14th Fukuoka Asian Film Festival Grand Prix Won
2005 25th Korean Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture Duelist Won
Best Director Won
Top 10 Film Won
2006 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards Film Best Director Won
Best Film Nominated
2007 27th Korean Association of Film Critics Award for Best Director M Won
2008 09th Busan Film Critics Association Award Best Director Won

References

  1. ^ "My Bride My Love (Na-ui salang na-ui sinbu)(1990)". Korean Movie Database.
  2. ^ "나의 사랑, 나의 신부 My Love, My Bride, 1990". Cine21 (in Korean).
  3. ^ "付捞促胶悼酒老焊[悼酒老焊概芭柳:脚悼酒9岿龋]". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ^ "'형사' ('Duelist') Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 5 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  5. ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 형사 Duelist (Part 1)". Twitch Film. 17 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  6. ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 형사 Duelist (Part 2)". Twitch Film. 17 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  7. ^ Yang, Sung-hee (7 November 2007). "More than just a pretty face". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  8. ^ Yi, Chang-ho (13 August 2007). "LEE Myung-se's M in Toronto's Visions Competition". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

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