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“Girls’ Night Out” is the rather unfortunate translation of a title which couples the phonologically-similar terms for “Ladies'” and “Dinner Party”. It was written and directed by first-time director Lim Sang-Soo (not to be confused with Hong Sang-Soo, who directed The Power of Kangwon Province). The film, together with An Affair, opened at the Pusan Film Festival and had its general release during Chusok weekend in September (a major weekend for film releases).

At its core the film combines nicely-paced editing with three women’s brash discussions of sexual matters. Its visuals and dialogue caused a stir on its release, mostly for the overt manner in which they were presented. It was termed by some as feminist — I don’t really agree, nonetheless one of my (male) students said, “I didn’t like it, but it taught me a little about women.”

I read an interesting comment from a reader who compared this film to An Affair. She loved both movies equally, comparing the latter to “sweet Asian wine” and the former to “refreshing (Western) beer.” The film does have a Western feel to it, with its Western-styled apartments, its music, and the character who decides to move to France to experience a more open society. It is more likely constructed for a Korean audience, however. It seems designed to shock and therefore force viewers to define their feelings about sex, by introducing topics that aren’t usually discussed on the screen or on television. In doing so, perhaps the film will encourage viewers to reshape their attitudes towards themselves and towards others.” (Darcy Paquet)

Girls night out.avi

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https://nitro.download/view/977A78F1F4819B2/Girls.Night.Out.1998.iNT.DVDRiP.XviD-WRD.srt

Language(s):Korean
Subtitles:English.srt, Chinese.srt

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Shown in reverse chronological order, Peppermint Candy is the tale of a solitary man’s painful growth in life set against the back drop of nearly three decades of Korean history. A distraught and weathered man, Yong-ho stands on the rails of a train track staring oncoming death in the face. Through divided sequences we retrace the steps that brought him to this place and this state of mind. From his failed marriage and unsuccessful career, to his first love and his traumatizing experience in the army, we are shown all of the elements that went into the psychological demise of a broken man.

3.27GB | 2h 10m | 1024×552 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/9A767DC94D71C90/Bakha.satang.AKA.Peppermint.Candy.1999.4K.Restoration.576p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):Korean
Subtitles:English, Japanese, Korean

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