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Hangul | 거미집 |
Revised Romanization | Geomijip |
Directed by | Kim Jee-woon |
Written by | Shin Yeon-shick |
Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong |
Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Barunson E&A |
Release dates |
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Running time | 135 minutes [3] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$2.3 million [4] |
Cobweb ( Korean: 거미집; RR: Geomijip) is a 2023 South Korean period black comedy-drama film directed by Kim Jee-woon starring Song Kang-ho, Im Soo-jung, Oh Jung-se, Jeon Yeo-been, and Krystal Jung. [5] [6] It premiered in the non-competitive section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. [7] The film was released theatrically on September 27, 2023, coinciding with Korean Chuseok holidays. [8] [9]
In early 1970s Seoul, a film director Kim Ki-yeol is obsessed with the fact that the ending of his already wrapped film Cobweb would be better if remade.
Two series of sequences alternate: scenes in colour depicting the events that happen while the crew is filming under constraints of time and censorship, with somehow reluctant actors, who have been asked to come back in emergency to the film studio for two days; and scenes in black-and-white, that are the results of these studio shooting scenes.
Principal photography began on March 8, 2022 and concluded on June 6, 2022. [19]
Cobweb has been invited to the out of competition section of the 76th Cannes International Film Festival which premiered worldwide on May 25, 2023. [23] [24] The film was invited to the competition section of the 70th Sydney Film Festival. [25] It will also screen in the Noves Visions section at the 56th Sitges Film Festival. [26] The film has had a limited release in Australia on October 4 through Umbrella Entertainment and Dendy Cinemas.[ citation needed] It was released in France on November 8, 2023. [27]
As of October 14, 2023, the film has grossed US$2,174,044 at the local box office and accumulated 306,700 admissions from 209 screens. [4]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. [28]
Variety called the film a "frantic, flimsy moviemaking meta-farce". [29]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [30] |
Best Supporting Actress | Krystal Jung | Nominated | |||
Technical Award | Jung Yi-jin (Art direction) | Nominated | |||
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [31] [32] |
Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Oh Jung-se | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Won | |||
Krystal Jung | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Best Music | Mowg | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong | Nominated | |||
Best Lighting | Pak Jun-u | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Yang Jin-mo | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Jung Yi-jin | Won | |||
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2023 | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Won | [33] [34] |
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Nominated | |||
Krystal Jung | Won | ||||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Director's Cut Awards | 2024 | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominated | [35] |
Best Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Nominated | |||
Krystal Jung | Nominated | ||||
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Best New Actress | Krystal Jung | Nominated | |||
Grand Bell Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [36] [37] |
Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Oh Jung-se | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Nominated | |||
Krystal Jung | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Best Music | Mowg | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Choi Tae-won | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Yang Jin-mo | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Jung Yi-jin | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Choi Eui-young | Nominated | |||
10th Korean Film Producers Association Award | 2023 | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Won | [38] |
Best Art Direction | Jung Yi-jin | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong | Won | |||
Best Music | Mowg | Won | |||
Sydney Film Festival | 2023 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [39] |
Cobweb | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Hangul | 거미집 |
Revised Romanization | Geomijip |
Directed by | Kim Jee-woon |
Written by | Shin Yeon-shick |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong |
Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Barunson E&A |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 135 minutes [3] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$2.3 million [4] |
Cobweb ( Korean: 거미집; RR: Geomijip) is a 2023 South Korean period black comedy-drama film directed by Kim Jee-woon starring Song Kang-ho, Im Soo-jung, Oh Jung-se, Jeon Yeo-been, and Krystal Jung. [5] [6] It premiered in the non-competitive section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. [7] The film was released theatrically on September 27, 2023, coinciding with Korean Chuseok holidays. [8] [9]
In early 1970s Seoul, a film director Kim Ki-yeol is obsessed with the fact that the ending of his already wrapped film Cobweb would be better if remade.
Two series of sequences alternate: scenes in colour depicting the events that happen while the crew is filming under constraints of time and censorship, with somehow reluctant actors, who have been asked to come back in emergency to the film studio for two days; and scenes in black-and-white, that are the results of these studio shooting scenes.
Principal photography began on March 8, 2022 and concluded on June 6, 2022. [19]
Cobweb has been invited to the out of competition section of the 76th Cannes International Film Festival which premiered worldwide on May 25, 2023. [23] [24] The film was invited to the competition section of the 70th Sydney Film Festival. [25] It will also screen in the Noves Visions section at the 56th Sitges Film Festival. [26] The film has had a limited release in Australia on October 4 through Umbrella Entertainment and Dendy Cinemas.[ citation needed] It was released in France on November 8, 2023. [27]
As of October 14, 2023, the film has grossed US$2,174,044 at the local box office and accumulated 306,700 admissions from 209 screens. [4]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. [28]
Variety called the film a "frantic, flimsy moviemaking meta-farce". [29]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [30] |
Best Supporting Actress | Krystal Jung | Nominated | |||
Technical Award | Jung Yi-jin (Art direction) | Nominated | |||
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [31] [32] |
Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Oh Jung-se | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Won | |||
Krystal Jung | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Best Music | Mowg | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong | Nominated | |||
Best Lighting | Pak Jun-u | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Yang Jin-mo | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Jung Yi-jin | Won | |||
Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2023 | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Won | [33] [34] |
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Nominated | |||
Krystal Jung | Won | ||||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Director's Cut Awards | 2024 | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominated | [35] |
Best Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Nominated | |||
Krystal Jung | Nominated | ||||
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Best New Actress | Krystal Jung | Nominated | |||
Grand Bell Awards | 2023 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [36] [37] |
Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Oh Jung-se | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Jeon Yeo-been | Nominated | |||
Krystal Jung | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Shin Yeon-shick | Nominated | |||
Best Music | Mowg | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Choi Tae-won | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong | Nominated | |||
Best Film Editing | Yang Jin-mo | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Jung Yi-jin | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Choi Eui-young | Nominated | |||
10th Korean Film Producers Association Award | 2023 | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Won | [38] |
Best Art Direction | Jung Yi-jin | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong | Won | |||
Best Music | Mowg | Won | |||
Sydney Film Festival | 2023 | Best Film | Cobweb | Nominated | [39] |