This Charming Girl

This Charming Girl (lit. "Woman, Jeong-hae" or "Girl, Jeong-hae") is a South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Yoon-ki.

Plot
Jeong-hae's life is as monotonous as her job at the post office. Her apartment, which is not far from where she works, is filled with things she has bought through the home shopping network; only a stray cat waits to greet her each day. On Sunday afternoons, she sits on her veranda with her cat listening to children play below; she loves this time the most. In her life, this is probably the most peaceful time. Jeong-hae's childhood memories include her mother with a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other, quietly drawing and writing. It is a memory still hard for her to handle, for her mother's sudden death left a deep scar. When it feels like only memories are taking over her life, she cannot hold back her tears. However, one day a love that moves her heart appears: "Tonight, would you have dinner with me at my place?" Slowly, something starts growing once again in her heart. She is at last hopeful that she could be happy.

Cast

 * Kim Ji-soo as Jeong-hae
 * Hwang Jung-min as Writer
 * Kim Hye-ok as Mother
 * Lee Dae-yeon as Uncle
 * Lee Geum-ju as Aunt
 * Kim Mi-seong as Colleague 1
 * Lee Mi-mi as Colleague 2
 * Kim Jung-ki as Manager
 * Seo Dong-won as Sad man
 * Park Sung-woong as Ex-husband
 * Kim Kkot-bi as young Jeong-hae

Awards and nominations

 * 2004 Pusan International Film Festival
 * Winner - New Currents Award


 * 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
 * Winner - NETPAC Award


 * 2005 Deauville Asian Film Festival
 * Winner - Lotus Jury Prize


 * 2005 Sundance Film Festival
 * Nomination - Grand Jury Prize


 * 2005 Singapore International Film Festival
 * Winner - Best Director (Lee Yoon-ki)
 * Winner - Best Actress (Kim Ji-soo)


 * 2005 Baeksang Arts Awards
 * Nomination - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)


 * 2005 Grand Bell Awards
 * Nomination - Best New Director (Lee Yoon-ki)
 * Nomination - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)


 * 2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards
 * Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)
 * Nomination - Best New Director (Lee Yoon-ki)


 * 2005 Korean Film Awards
 * Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)


 * 2005 Busan Film Critics Awards
 * Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)