The Contact (1997 South Korean film)

The Contact
Theatrical poster
Hangul	접속
Hanja	接續
Revised Romanization	Jeobsok
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏpsok
Directed by	Chang Yoon-hyun
Written by	Chang Yoon-hyun Jo Myeong-joo
Produced by	Sim Jae-myung
Starring	Han Suk-kyu Jeon Do-yeon
Cinematography	Kim Seong-bok
Edited by	Park Gok-ji
Music by	Choi Man-sik Jo Yeong-wook
Distributed by	Myung Films
Release date	12 September 1997 (1997-09-12)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The Contact (Korean: 접속; RR: Jeopsok) is a 1997 South Korean romance film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997 with 674,933 admissions, and was awarded the Grand Bell Awards for best picture.

Plot

One day, radio DJ Dong-hyeon (Han Suk-kyu) receives an anonymous package containing a Velvet Underground record. Dong-hyeon hopes that the record was sent by his former lover Min young hye. He decides to play the song Pale Blue Eyes off of that record. At the same time, a home shopping telemarketer, Soo-hyeon (Jeon Do-yeon) listens to the radio program while driving her car.

The next day, Soo-hyeon makes a request through the internet for Dong-hyeon to play the song again. Dong-hyeon then contacts Soo-hyeon, hoping she is his former girlfriend or someone he knows.

Cast

• Jeon Do-yeon as Soo-hyeon
• Han Suk-kyu as Dong-hyeon
• Chu Sang-mi as Eun-hee
• Park Yong-soo
• Choi Cheol-ho
• Kim Tae-woo as Han Ki cheol
• Lee Beom-soo as delivery man
• Kim Min-kyung as female employee at convenience store

Awards

1997 Grand Bell Awards

• Best Film
• Best Editing - Park Gok-ji
• Best Adapted Screenplay - Chang Yoon-hyun
• Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1997 Blue Dragon Film Awards

• Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Baeksang Arts Awards

• Most Popular Actress (Film) - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

• Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

External links

• The Contact at IMDb
• The Contact at Koreanfilm.org