20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

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North American Premiere

Perhaps Love

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A joyous blend of hilarity and compassion, actress Cho Eun-ji’s directorial debut presents love in all its possible permutations. A screwball comedy at heart, with slapstick physical battles brilliantly offset by scenes of great poignancy, the film explores the tangled web of relationships connecting its main characters, each of whom is experiencing an “is this love?” moment. A fading novelist (Ryu Seung-ryong of Extreme Job, NYAFF 2020 Winter Showcase, and of Joseon zombie Kingdom fame) is wooed by his gifted male student; the novelist’s ex-wife is wooed by his best friend; the novelist’s son is wooed by an older, married neighbor… or is it the other way around? As they each go on journeys of creative self-discovery, Perhaps Love deftly transcends the heteronormative conditioning that is de rigueur in most romantic dramedies.

Director: Cho Eun-ji
Cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Oh Na-ra, Kim Hee-won
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2021; 113 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Tuesday July 26, 9:00pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Director Cho Eun-ji and Actor Ryu Seung-ryong will attend the screening.

Cho Eun-ji
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Since her acting debut in Im Sang-soo’s Tears in 2000, Cho Eun-ji has become a familiar face to fans of Korean cinema. In both leading and supporting roles, she has made a lasting impression in such works as The President’s Last Bang, Driving with My Wife’s Lover, My Scary Girl, Forever the Moment, The Concubine, The Target, The Villainess, and Nailed. In 2016 she directed the short 2Nights 3Days, which screened at many film festivals and won a Special Jury Award at the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival. Perhaps Love marks her feature directorial debut.

Best from the East Award
Ryu Seung-ryong
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Ryu Seung-ryong began acting as a teen and made his film debut in 2004. He has played memorable characters in War of the Arrows (NYAFF 2012), All About My Wife (NYAFF 2012), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013), and Extreme Job (2019), and also starred in the 2019-20 Netflix period zombie series The Kingdom, further cementing his international recognition. He is the recipient of the inaugural NYAFF Best from the East Award.