Spring in My Hometown

Spring in My Hometown
Poster for Spring in My Hometown (1998)
Hangul
아름다운 시절
RRAreumdaun sijeol
MRArŭmdaun sijŏl
Directed byLee Kwang-mo[1]
Written byLee Kwangmo
Produced byJung Taesung
Kang Sungkyu
StarringAhn Sung-ki
Bae Yoo-jung
CinematographyKim Hyung-koo
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Music byWon Il
Distributed byKorean Film Art Center BaekDu-DaeGan Company Ltd.
Release date
  • 21 November 1998 (1998-11-21)
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Spring in My Hometown (Korean: 아름다운 시절) is a 1998 South Korean film.

Synopsis

A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the Korean War.[2][3][4][5][6]

Cast

Reception

Spring in My Hometown received positive reviews from critics. Time Out wrote that Lee Kwang-mo "directs both kids and adults with real insight" and praised the film for capturing childhood memories with precision.[7]

The film also received recognition at international film festivals. The film had screened at major festivals including Cannes, Tokyo, Thessaloniki and Karlovy Vary.[8] It won Tokyo Gold – The Governor of Tokyo Award at the 11th Tokyo International Film Festival in 1998.[9]

Awards

Wins

Nominations

Notes

  1. ↑ Infobox data from "Good Windy Day (Balambul-eo joh-eun nal)(1980)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 8 January 2008. and Areumdawoon sheejul (1998) at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Spring in My Hometown". KVIFF. 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Stratton, David (18 May 1998). "Film Review: Spring in My Hometown". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Paquet, Darcy. "Spring in My Hometown review". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Bourne, Christopher (4 November 2011). "Review: Lee Kwang-mo's Spring in My Hometown". meniscuszine.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Spring in My Hometown". gwangjublog.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Spring in My Hometown". Time Out. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Spring in My Hometown". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "1998 11th Tokyo International Film Festival". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Awards based on "Awards for Areumdawoon sheejul (1998)". IMDb. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  11. ↑ "대종상영화제". www.daejongfilmaward.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "대종상영화제". www.daejongfilmaward.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2026.

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