Synopsis
A wife offers her husband an umbrella for his trip to work.
She tells him she is going to a pediatrician that day but he doesn't seem to care.
On the way to the doctor she buys a pot of orchids, which later become a consolation when she discovers she isn't pregnant.
Her husband meets her at the subway station and they walk under her umbrella.
A car speeds past splashing water on them, and the pot is broken on the sidewalk.
In the rain they walk home empty-handed but with a renewed hope for the future.
Director's Note
This film deals with the conflict between a wife, who longs to have a baby, and her husband, who has lost all interest in the matter.
The director views the umbrella as an emotional shelter where the couple can develop a tolerance and understanding for their future despite their differing opinions.
Director's Bio / Filmography
- YOO Chul-won
Born in 1965, Jinjoo
B.A. in Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies. Dept. of Russian Language
1998 [Special Vacation 2 Nights and 3 Day] DV 6mm
2000 [Umbrella] 35mm, color, 12' 20"
Korean Retrospective, 18th St. Kilda Film Festival (2002, Australia)
New Korean Cinema, 36th Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival (2001, Czech Republic)
52nd Filmvideo-Montecatini Int'l Short Film Festival (2001, Italy)
1st Korean Film Showcase (2000, Korea)
Competition, 1st Seoul Net Film Festival (2000, Korea)
Competition, 6th Palm Springs Int'l Short Film Festival (2000, USA)
Competition, 6th Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (2000, Canada)
Short Film Competition, 53rd Cannes Film Festival (2000, France)
Staff
Co-Production : KOFIC/ Seoul Movie Co. Ltd.
Script/Director : YOO Chul-won
Cinematography : KIM Yong-heung
Lighting : KIM Tae-in
Sound : YOON Sung-kee
Editor : KIM Sun-min
Music : JUNG Suk-hee
Sound Mixing : NA Sang-in (Sound Perfume)
Cast
NO Mee-young as Wife
AHN Nae-sang as Husband
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