The Contact (1997 South Korean film)

The Contact (Korean: 접속; RR: Jeopsok) is a 1997 South Korean romance film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997 with 674,933 admissions,[1] and was awarded the Grand Bell Awards for best picture.

The Contact
Theatrical poster
Hangul접속
Hanja接續
Revised RomanizationJeobsok
McCune–ReischauerChŏpsok
Directed byChang Yoon-hyun
Produced bySim Jae-myung
Written byChang Yoon-hyun
Jo Myeong-joo
StarringHan Suk-kyu
Jeon Do-yeon
Music byChoi Man-sik
Jo Yeong-wook
CinematographyKim Seong-bok
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Distributed byMyung Films
Release date
  • 12 September 1997 (1997-09-12)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

One day, radio DJ Dong-hyeon (Han Suk-kyu) receives an anonymous package containing a Velvet Underground record. Dong-hyeon hopes that the record was sent by his former lover. He decides to play the song Pale Blue Eyes off of that record. At the same time, a home shopping telemarketer, Soo-hyeon (Jeon Do-yeon) listens to the radio program while driving her car.

The next day, Soo-hyeon makes a request through the internet for Dong-hyeon to play the song again. Dong-hyeon then contacts Soo-hyeon, hoping she is his former girlfriend or someone he knows.

Cast

Awards

1997 Grand Bell Awards[2]

1997 Blue Dragon Film Awards

1998 Baeksang Arts Awards

1998 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

References
  1. "Darcy's Korean Film Page - 1997". koreanfilm.org.
  2. "The Contact". cinemasie.com.
Preceded by
Henequen		 Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1997		 Succeeded by
Spring in My Hometown
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