M (2007 film)

M
Theatrical poster
Hangul
엠
Revised RomanizationEm
McCune–ReischauerEm
Directed byLee Myung-se
Written byLee Myung-se
Lee Hae-kyeong
Jo Jin-guk
Produced byOh Su-mi
StarringGang Dong-won
Lee Yeon-hee
Gong Hyo-jin
CinematographyHong Kyung-pyo
Edited byKo Im-pyo
Music byJo Seong-woo
Choe Yong-rak
Production
company
Production M
Distributed byChungeoram Film
Release date
  • October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25)
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2,929,249[1]

M (Korean: 엠) is a 2007 South Korean psychological drama film starring Gang Dong-won, Lee Yeon-hee and Gong Hyo-jin.[2] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and the final cut had its Korean premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival.[4][5]

Using visual effects, complex dream sequences, and gliding camerawork, director Lee Myung-se describes his film as "a dark labyrinth of dream and reality," and that instead of using computer graphics, he prefers to "capture the fantasy elements through lighting and emotions."[6][7]

  1. ^ "Box office by Country: M" Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ^ Yang, Sung-hee (7 November 2007). "More than just a pretty face". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  3. ^ Yi, Chang-ho (13 August 2007). "LEE Myung-se's M in Toronto's Visions Competition". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. ^ Yi, Chang-ho (14 September 2007). "LEE Myung-se Finalizes M for Korean Premiere at Pusan". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (7 October 2007). "M Sets Busan Film Festival on Fire". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. ^ Yi, Chang-ho (23 February 2007). "LEE Myung-Se Explores Borders of Beauty and Fear". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. ^ Yang, Sung-jin (18 October 2007). "Movie Review: Lee Myeong-se's psychodrama M big on the glitzy visuals". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2014-02-07.