Asian Cinema Collective Presents: My Sassy Girl (2001)

My Sassy Girl (2001) is a romantic comedy that tells the quirky love story of mild mannered college student Kyun-woo and a bold and sassy woman, known as ‘The Girl’. Based on a series of blogposts by Kim Ho-Sik, the film follows the rollercoaster of misadventures, comedic situations and vulnerability as we follow Kyun-woo’s growing affection for The Girl.

One of the first films of the Korean Wave in the early 2000s, My Sassy Girl is directed by Kwak Jae-yong and stars Cha Tae-hyun (The Producers, Scandal Makers) and Jun Ji-hyun (My Love From Another Star, The Thieves) and has received numerous remakes across Asia, Europe and the US.

Made in the early 2000’s, My Sassy Girl is a classic, beloved by many for it’s witty dialogue, slapstick humour and incredibly chemistry of Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun. While some of the jokes may have aged poorly over the past twenty years, My Sassy Girl is a cornerstone of new Korean New Wave cinema, and will be shown on the big screen for the first time in Melbourne this November!

Film: My Sassy Girl 엽기적인 그녀 Yeopgijeogin geunyeo;

Director: Kwak Jae-yong

Runtime: 137 minutes

Rating: CTC

Source: Hive Filmworks

Asian Cinema Collective

Celebrating the best of Asian Cinema – from childhood classics, essential viewing and emerging new talents.

The Asian Cinema Collective offers a space for fans of Asian cinema and the broader diaspora to come together and view these films on the big screen, in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. Join us each month for an exclusive screening of an Asian film, the occasional special guest or introduction to the film and more!