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他們比世上任何一對情人更深愛對方
但不該發生的事情偏要發生
困惑和憤怒全盤推翻了他們寧靜平和的生活
在這種充滿恨的國度裡
竟然有愛在悄悄萌芽……
一個男人和一個女人
他們各自外出，走進看似一如平日的世界
卻不知道，這一轉身，命運就此逆轉……
回頭，還可以嗎？
《外出》，一個由劇變衍生的不尋常愛情故事。已婚的仁秀和瑞英，因一場車禍揭發配偶不忠。在這個愛恨交纏的困局裡，一段不可能發生的戀情竟然萌芽，被背叛者成為背叛者。設身處地，他們終於體會到放棄所愛的困難和痛苦。最後，他們一起外出，走向不同的結局……
繼《八月照相館》和《春逝》大獲好評後，韓國文藝片名導演許秦豪獻上他的第三個愛情故事。跟前作相比，許秦豪今次捕捉了一段充滿矛盾和無奈的愛情，並帶出不倫之戀是否錯愛的反思。男、女主角分別是影迷遍布亞洲各地區的裴勇俊及「文藝電影女王」孫藝珍，他們演活這對愛、恨、妒忌、渴望交纏的已婚男女，為觀眾帶來嶄新而與別不同的視覺與情感衝擊。
在拍攝過程中，許秦豪不斷與兩位主角談論角色，啟發他們的演出模式，讓他們切身地感受主角所承受的愛恨情慾。許秦豪深信觀眾會感受到兩位演員由心底發出來的情感，因為「那不單是一場演出，更是由靈魂深處呼喊出來的笑與淚」。
裴勇俊
我永遠也忘不了那陣心痛
因《冬日戀曲》廣受歡迎而晉身韓國頂尖男星之列的裴勇俊，出道已逾十年。除了大量電視劇外，2003年他第一次踏足大銀幕便接拍難度極高的《挑情寶鑑》，成為一時佳話。他醉心演藝事業，常以澄明的心和思想迎接一個又一個的挑戰，力求在演技上再創高峰。他那溫柔的笑容迷倒萬千觀眾，影迷遍布韓、中、港、台、馬來西亞、菲律賓等地。
今次裴勇俊飾演的仁秀，經歷妻子不忠的痛苦之際，又同時嘗到愛情的喜悅。為演活這個內心感情矛盾複雜的男角，裴勇俊作出了重大的風格改變：「過往我喜歡預先想好角色的習慣、喜歡的顏色、家庭背影、教育程度等等，但今次我嘗試隨著劇情自然地去演，因此仁秀的性格看來是變化多端的。」而因為演出模式的轉變，裴勇俊最初也遇到困難：「我認為人生中很多事情都有答案，但許導演在這一方面跟我相反。我倆彷彿毫無共通點，令我有點彷徨。不過，我認為這是一個很好的機會，磨練自己成為一個更成熟的人、更成熟的演員。」
劇本中最令他悸動的，是一幕借酒消愁的戲。「從前我不會在演戲時喝酒，害怕失去集中力，但那次我喝了真酒，也真的感受到切膚的悲哀，很想躺下來哭個夠──我想我永遠也忘不了那陣心痛的感覺。」這種與角色同呼吸的演繹手法，更為他帶來心態的釋放。他說：「演過《外出》後，我對自己的演出風格有了信心和熱衷。從前我總是小心翼翼地打造一個角色，所以不能享受演出的過程。現在我學會了放鬆自己，隨著情節發揮。」
裴勇俊認為，飾演仁秀的關鍵，是他同時身為被背叛者和背叛者的矛盾。「仁秀工作時充滿自信，對生活也充滿熱誠。但是，當他發現妻子有婚外情時，他痛哭流涕，暴露柔弱的一面。這個角色也是我和許導演的投影。」導演許秦豪則指裴勇俊是飾演仁秀的最佳人選，因為「裴勇俊有很堅強的一面，也有很柔弱的一面……兩者或會產生矛盾，但正正是這種矛盾，帶來微妙的化學作用。」他盛讚裴勇俊的表現：「因為我要求的跟他一貫的演出風格不同，所以裴勇俊最初感到有點困難。不過他是一名非常專業的演員，很快便能掌握節奏，而且由頭到尾都是全力以赴，毫不氣餒，將仁秀這個角色複雜的內心世界發揮得淋漓盡致。」
【裴勇俊過往作品】
電視劇：《愛的問候》(1994)、《離別的六個階段》(1995)、《海風》(1995)、《年輕人的陽地》(1995)、《Papa》(1996)、《初戀》(1997)、《赤足青春》(1998)、《我們真的愛過嗎？》(1999)、《情定大飯店》(2001)、《冬日戀曲》(2002)
電影：《挑情寶鑑》(2003)
【裴勇俊獲得獎項】
1995 KBS 演技大獎 - 最佳男新人
1996 KBS演技大獎 - 演技大獎、最受歡迎演員
1997 第33屆百想藝術獎 - 最受歡迎演員（電視）
2002 KBS演技大獎 - 演技大獎、最受歡迎演員
2002 第38屆百想藝術獎 - 最受歡迎演員（電視）
2003 第24屆青龍電影節 - 最佳男新人最受歡迎演員《挑情寶鑑》
2004 第40屆百想藝術獎 - 最佳男新人《挑情寶鑑》
孫藝珍
我這輩子都不想再經歷那種感覺
孫藝珍雖然出道不久，但憑著其標緻面孔及精湛演技而被廣為認同，是韓國電影圈數一數二的人氣女星。今次她力求演技突破，一反過往的玉女形象，演活一位悲憤交纏、敢愛敢恨的早婚女性。
女主角瑞英是一位平凡的家庭主婦，一日卻驚聞枕邊人有婚外情。面對人生中的劇變，她不但能控制自己，還勇於在這種困難時刻投入一段新感情，放膽追逐自己的感覺。對純情女生角色駕輕就熟的孫藝珍，就是因為《外出》闡述的愛情跟她過往演繹的截然不同，所以欣然接拍此戲：「每套文藝片中表達的愛情都是不同的，每次演戲我都會思考甚麼是愛，也希望自己的演出盡善盡美。而許導演拍的愛情戲令我留下十分深刻的印象。我認為《外出》一定是齣很好的戲，便毫不猶疑的接下來了。」至於如何拿捏這個思想成熟的角色，她說：「由出道起，我便一年比一年變得成熟，就像瑞英這位早婚女性一樣，所以演起來很有共鳴。有一次導演還讚我很像一位新婚婦人呢。」
最令孫藝珍難忘的，是一場葬禮戲。「其實整套電影都以悲傷為基調，所以每一場戲都很具挑戰性，對我來說也饒富意思。不過，於葬禮那一幕，我真的感到瑞英就在我體內，那股痛楚是錐心蝕骨的，我這輩子都不想再經歷那種感覺。」對於婚外情，她表示不希望在現實中承受這種痛苦的愛，但卻因為這套電影而明白出軌的心態：「仁秀和瑞英都只是平凡人，跟我和你沒兩樣。」
孫藝珍常拍悲情文藝片，會否開始麻木？她說：「我最擔心的不是一場戲要不要流眼淚，而是我到底是憑真實情感去演，還是只是例行公事而已。如果你問我，我想我也答不出來。至今這依然是在我心內翻騰著的一個問題。」許秦豪則表示，孫藝珍不但擁有敏銳的觸覺，還能以獨特的角度洞悉這套電影的深意，絕對不負「文藝電影女王」之稱號。他說：「孫藝珍是一名擅於表達情感的女演員，拍攝流淚場面，她能立即做出要求。瑞英這角色原本是一名出奇地被動、寡言的家庭主婦，但孫藝珍為角色增添了一絲明快有力的氣息，使瑞英變成一個更深邃、立體的角色。」
【孫藝珍過往作品】
電視劇：《美味關係》(2001)、《善姬與真姬》(2001)、《大望》(2002)、《夏日香氣》(2003)
電影：《醉畫仙》(2002)、《向左愛．向右愛》(2002)、《假如愛有天意》(2003)、《瘋狂初戀》(2003)、《抱擁這分鐘》(2004)
【孫藝珍獲得獎項】
2002 第22屆韓國影評家獎 - 最佳女新人《向左愛．向右愛》
2003 第24屆青龍電影節 - 最受歡迎演員
2003 第40屆大鐘電影節 - 最佳女新人《假如愛有天意》
2003 第39屆百想藝術獎 - 最佳女新人《假如愛有天意》
許秦豪
其實我們每天都在「外出」
導演許秦豪描繪過《八月照相館》那種淡淡然愛情萌芽的喜悅，又捕捉過《春逝》那愛情褪色的無奈。今次《外出》，就讓觀眾進入一個愛恨糾纏的情感世界。他說：「一個人愛上另一個人，那種感覺，總是紛亂難理。有時候，我們深愛對方，卻仍難避過被背叛的一天──被愛人出賣的怨恨是怎樣的？不倫之戀該被原諒嗎？生氣有用嗎？我們又應否狠心了斷這段關係？人非要到陷入同樣處境那刻，才能明白當事人的感覺；但當我們也做錯了，我們又應如何自處？這都是我想說的東西。」
為了捕捉角色在故事裡自然流露的感情，還有演員獨有的內在風格，許秦豪在開拍之初沒有完整的劇本，好讓演員的投入感與情節一同發展。「如果事先決定了該怎樣怎樣演，一定很乏味和機械化。在實景拍攝，演員能有更自然的反應，也更容易有意想不到的發揮。」他亦特別選擇三陟這個遠離男、女主角每天生活的地方為二人邂逅之地，去配合「外出」這主題。「去到一個陌生的地方，枕邊人也由好端端的突然陷入昏迷。生活中的劇變，為他們帶來心理和情緒上激烈的起伏。我認為這種內心激蕩饒富趣味。」
許秦豪又說，選取「外出」為戲名，其實喻意今次獨特的取材。「韓文裡的『外出』，意思是『往外走』。與我的前作不同，此戲想反映一種更激烈的情感矛盾，就好像從我過去的作品中『走出來』，『脫離』平淡小品故事的框框那樣。選擇這個名字，是因為我想突破自己一貫的風格，將嶄新的愛恨交織呈獻觀眾眼前。」
許秦豪十分滿意兩位主角的演出，尤其是二人那相擁痛哭一幕。他說：「今次的傷感場面是與別不同的。曾因心痛而流過淚的人，都會明白我說的是甚麼──這沒錯只是一場戲，但那種蝕入心肺的痛，卻是活生生的真實。就連我在拍攝時，都因這一幕而感到悲慟。」擅拍愛情片的他，認為「《外出》這故事，其實每天都在這世上上演」：「我們遇到劇變時，往往憤恨莫名，整個人崩潰下來。被自己曾經深深信任的人背叛，我們都會感到絕望和怒不可遏；但當愛漸漸萌生，我們會學懂了解和原諒對方。可以說，《外出》是一齣關於矛盾、諷刺的電影。」
【許秦豪過往作品】
《八月照相館》(1998)、《春逝》(2001)、《Separately and Together (Short)》(2003)、《My New Boyfriend (Short)》(2004)
【許秦豪獲得獎項】
《八月照相館》
1998
第34屆百想藝術獎 - 最佳電影、最佳新導演
第18屆韓國影評家獎 - 最佳電影、最佳導演
第19屆青龍電影節 - 最佳電影、最佳新導演、最佳攝影
第36屆大鐘電影節 - 最佳劇本、最佳新導演
康城影評人一周-參展
釜山國際電影節 (特別提名獎)
溫哥華國際電影節 (特別提名獎)
《春逝》
2001
第2屆釜山影評家獎 - 最佳電影、最佳導演
第21屆韓國影評家獎 - 最佳電影
第22屆青龍電影節 - 最佳電影
第38屆百想藝術獎 - 最佳導演
東京國際電影節 - 藝術貢獻獎
釜山國際電影節 - 費比西獎
2002
荷蘭鹿特丹影展-參展
April Snow
About the Movie
An Affair and Love; there is no answer.
<April Snow> is a story about a man and a woman who face their spouses' accident and betrayal together and lose the balance on their lives. The man and the woman meet for the first time in an empty hallway in front of an operating room. As the two rush in upon hearing of their spouse's accident, they realize that the man's wife and the woman's husband had an affair together. They also realize that they share the same sadness. The two get lost in despair of confusion and anger but they unexpectedly fall in love and jump into the same "affair" as their spouse's did. They hesitate at this new love and feel more heartache and pain.
As such, <April Snow> shows the ironic side to love through a circumstance that can happen to anyone and another affair arising within the situation. Though they resented and were furious at their spouses, it is after they have fallen into the exact same situation that they realize how hard it must have been for them and forgive them. Then, they stride toward yet another ending. <April Snow> shows a different side to the subject of extramarital affairs from other films with a more matured love story.
In <Christmas in August> director Hur Jin-ho presented the nervous excitement that comes from love. In <One Fine Spring Day> he delicately showed the process of a love that seemed eternal gradually changing. This time, he captures the lyricism of affairs. In his former films, he told the story through those who tried to capture the moments of the past through "photographs" and "sounds". In <April Snow>, director Hur tells the love story through two people in a "special situation" of their spouse's accidents and affair. Here, love is something that starts in a time of despair when it seems utterly inconceivable. Thus, <April Snow> is Hur's third love story and also a different kind of love story. It is a story about married people in a complex situation with various emotions of betrayal, anger, fury, longing, jealousy, desire, etc. hidden in. The way the characters must be seen is different. Thus the camera goes in closer at the characters to catch their outbursts of emotions and move along with them. The explosion of emotions, without losing the unique lyricism to the film, will surely bring about unfamiliar and new excitements. The common subject of "affairs" and "love" will go through the special filter of "the Hur Jin-ho style melodrama" and be reborn anew.
Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin; their special meeting.
Bae Yong-joon plays the role of In-su, a man who suffers from the pain of betrayal with the happiness of love at the same time. Director Hur claims that "Bae is sometimes strong and sometimes soft.
Sometimes he is both strong and soft. And sometimes the two sides of him clash but the energy thatcomes out from that is exciting. With the appeal of having both images existing together, he is the perfect match to play In-su, a man who finds a new love in the midst of all the anger and confusion."
Son Ye-jin plays Seo-young, a woman who bravely faces a new love in the midst of deep despair. Director Hur claims that Son not only has rich sensitivity but also has the eye to see the film more broadly. She is interested in expressing love in its various rays of color. Through <April Snow> Son will show herself as a more matured woman and an actress who does not fall short of the title, "the queen of melodramas".
The two actors both showed various sides of love through TV and on the big screen. Now they attempt to show "a living love" in <April Snow>. Hur took the rough sketched characters, clothed them with the originality and unique sides of Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin, and perfected them into three-dimensional beings. Hur's way of continuously talking about and shaping the characters together had inspired the two actors. They projected themselves to the main characters and their painful love story. Consequently their acting and their inner characters deepened. As the melodramatic couple rich in sensitivity meet and put forth a great synergy, their inner souls acting out will undoubtedly shine on the big screen. Director Hur claims, "It will not be just acting on the outside but one that is filled with the inner soul crying, laughing, and struggling through the pain."
Character & Cast
"If we met a long time ago or much later, what would we be?"
In-su, a man suffering from pain and happiness together
In-su is a 31 year old concert lighting director. While living a happily married life, he finds out through his wife's car accident that she had been having an affair and loses balance on his life. Although he may look strong, he suffers from his wife's betrayal, gets drunk and sheds tears to show his softer, sensitive side. In-su meets Seo-young the wife of Kyung-ho (the man whom his wife was having an affair with) for the first time in the hospital. He approaches her first as he sees her suffering from the same pain and sadness. As they spend more time together, he falls in love with her. He then carefully caresses the new love that comes upon him.
Bae Yong-joon
"Rather than preparing for the story before filming began as I did in my previous works, in <April Snow> I tried to feel everything in the scene even to the flow of air."
After becoming the top star in Asia with <Winter Sonata>, Bae Yong-joon succeeded in the difficult transition on to the big screen with <Untold Scandal>, 10 years after his first debut. He is a diligent actor who takes on his every challenge with a fresh heart and mind. He further transformed and offered new images of himself in his photo collection book, <The Image Vol. 1>. Always emptying himself to new challenges and to greater heights, he prepares yet for another change. His soft smile that melted the hearts of countless fans transforms here to play the role of a lonely man who suffers from his wife's betrayal.
【Filmography】
TV Series: <Greetings of Love> (1994), <Six Steps to Say Farewell> (1995), <Sea Storm> (1995), <Sunshine of Young People> (1995), <Papa> (1996), <The First Love> (1997), <Barefoot Youth> (1998), <Did We Really Love Each Other?> (1999), <Hotelier> (2001), <Winter Sonata> (2002)
Movie: <Untold Scandal> (2003)
【Awards】
"Wanna have an affair with me? That'll make them crazy..."
Seo-young, a woman bravely approaching a new love
Seo-young is an ordinary 27 year old housewife who met Kyung-ho on an arranged date and married him right after college. With the sudden news of her husband's car accident, she also learns of the existence of a woman named Su-jin. As she goes through handling the accident, she realizes that they had an affair and falls in despair. Then she meets Su-jin's husband in the hospital who shares the same pain. As they share their heartaches, they become closer and Seo-young starts to feel love for the man who offers his hand in her hardest time. Although she may seem weak and quiet on the outside, she bravely and honestly approaches the scary but heart-fluttering new love.
Son Ye-jin
"I find it appealing to express all the different sides of love. In <April Snow> there is a living love that is different from the sides of love that I had expressed before."
Through her works on the silver screen since her debut, Son Ye-jin immediately became an actress highly recognized for her performance and marketability. In just a short while, she fast became one of the top jewels of Chungmooro (Hollywood, Korea). Now, Son Ye-jin attempts a daring new make-over, casting aside her pure innocent image that fans are accustomed to. She will play a character with extremely contradictory emotions of anger, sorrow, desire etc. in a love that comes to her through a despairing situation.
【Filmography】
TV Series _ <Delicious Propose> (2001), <Sun-hee, Jin-hee> (2001), <Big Dream> (2002), <The Summer Scent> (2003)
Movie _ <Chihwaseon> (2002), <Lover's Concerto> (2002), <Classic> (2003), <Crazy First Love> (2003), <A Moment to Remember> (2004)
【Awards】
Yoon Kyung-ho/ Seo-young's husband
30 year old office worker
Ryu Seung-su
Ryu has a broad range in acting and a face that gives off a variety of different feelings. Having already worked alongside Bae Yong-joon in <Winter Sonata>, this time he plays the role of Kyung-ho in <April Snow>. Ryu Seung-su is a remarkable actor who has been showing unforgettable performances in a variety of film genres.
[Filmography]
TV Series - <Winter Sonata> (2002), <Scent of a Man> (2003), <You, I love_MBC Best Theater> (2003), <Cute or Crazy> (2005)
Movie - <Art Museum by the Zoo> (1998), <Hi! Dharma> (2001), <Say Yes> (2001), <No Manners> (2002), <Double Agent> (2002), <Oh! Brothers> (2003), <Hwangsanbul> (2003), <The President's Barber> (2004), <Mr. Gam's Victory> (2004)
Kang Su-jin/ In-su's wife
29 year old interior designer
Lim, Sang-hyo
As a top Korean model, she has been actively working not only as a model, but also in short films, music videos, writing travel information books and actively participating in all areas of culture. Since <Do You Believe in Jazz?>, she had stopped appearing in films for a while and now starts anew, rediscovering herself as an actress in <April Snow>.
[Filmography]
Music Videos - Lee Seung-hwan's <You Don't Know> (1999), Harim's <Departure> (2001)
Movie - <Inconsistency (Short)> 1994, <7 Reason's Why Beer is Better Than a Lover> (1996), <Do You Believe in Jazz?> (1996)
Director
Hur Jin-ho, the director with unique views and deep insights on love
His third love story begins
"The situation in <April Snow> is something that can happen in real life. It shows that the confusion and fury from the utterly unexpected can completely ruin a person. Though they trusted, they were betrayed and felt angry. And as they love again they are able to understand and forgive. <April Snow> is ultimately a film about irony."
【Filmography】
<Christmas in August> (1998), <One Fine Spring Day> (2001), <Separately and Together (Short)> (2003), <My New Boyfriend (Short)> (2004)
【Awards】
<Christmas in August>
1998
<One Fine Spring Day>
2001
2002
Production Notes
Showing passion for acting with his whole body and soul, Bae Yong-joon
Bae Yong-joon portrays In-su, a man who finds a new love after experiencing love's betrayal and pains. Through <April Snow> he shows a greater variety in the spectrum of acting. He delicately expresses the tormented inner struggles of a distressed In-su. His most memorable scene is when In-su is drunk and crying after finding out about his wife cheating on him. The scene where it most clearly shows In-su's pain and confusion, Bae almost explodes and spews out his emotions as he concentrates on his acting. Bae was worried to act out this particular scene that called for expressing a great despair beyond imagination. Knowing that the most important thing in acting is to bring out the best emotions in the scene, Bae drank real alcohol as he did the scene. As soon as the camera turned on, Bae showed In-su's feelings remarkably naturally.
Completely draining out the pain and distress, even after the director gave him the "Okay" Bae could not snap out of In-su's emotions and sat crying and wiping off the tears for a while. Normally, Hur tries to bring out several emotions from an actor to a scene but he claims that he could not think of anything else but what Bae showed in this scene. Acting with his heart rather than his head Bae shows a great passion and power as a great actor.
Son Ye-jin breathes in life with her shinning quick wit
Having already spread her acting wings through several works, Son Ye-jin reveals the colors most like her true self in <April Snow>. This is due to director Hur's ability to make wide boundaries and allow the actors to act as their emotions lead them. In the film where one has to extemporize on the emotions in a situation drawn out by the director, Son puts herself completely into Seo-young and breathes in new spirit to the film.
"Wanna have an affair with me? That'll make them flip..."
Seo-young boldly and sincerely throws in a joke mixed in with self-scorn to In-su who is in the same situation as her. To capture the anger and sadness from the spouse's betrayal, this line was made on the spot as Ye-jin became Seo-young and expressed her inner emotions. Seo-young appears fragile but Son wanted to show the young woman's boldness. Seo-young's character teems with life through this line.
"I'm still pretty aren't I? Though I'm just a housewife...."
Son claimed that she felt sad as if she had really lost the man she loved to someone else. She says that she spontaneously made up this line to show her jealousy toward Su-jin, the career woman and also to feel like she was also being loved. Throwing this line at In-su with a sad smile clearly captures Seo-young's pain and sadness.
A Meeting of Real Performance and Film
As In-su's job is a lighting director, there are many concert scenes in <April Snow>. The film's climax is decorated with a concert scene where a real concert meets film. The sheer size of the concert scene was a hot subject. It is not only the first in Korean films to do so but brought meaning to both the concert and the movie. The scene seemed more real and natural with the audience's voluntary participation. Also powerful performances by Cho Sung-mo, Lee Min-woo, Jewelry, Loveholic, Clazziquai, and others helped excite the audience and brought more reality to the movie. Furthermore, the hip hop duo Lee Ssang made their debut through <April Snow> and put on a powerful and charismatic live performance that brought the staff to their feet. The staff had a good time watching the concert and filming the scene, a nice relaxing break from all the hard work. The great efforts from the director, the staff, the cheering audience, and the passionate performances of Korean singers who all cooperated in creating the perfect concert scene will long be noted as one of the best.
The place prepared for <April Snow>, Samcheok
With no exception to his unique style of taking the artificial sense completely out of his films, he incorporates an actual place and depicts the characters well suited there. <April Snow>'s production team set out on a search for the perfect "unfamiliar yet real city" where the two main characters will meet and cross paths. They searched through every corner of the country to find the perfect town and hospital. Ultimately, they came across Samcheok, which seemed to be built as a grand scale production set waiting for <April Snow>. There, they found the old, complex structured hospital with its perfectly strange surrealistic atmosphere, despite being the most real space where the characters encounter their despairing truths in the film. Coming right off the pages of the script, a small motel also stood near the hospital. Furthermore, just past the motel were also the Jook-suh-roo, one of the 8 great Eastern sceneries, and an old cafeteria built without columns. Everything director HUR Jin-ho had ever wanted in <April Snow>, including the sense of loneliness radiating from the quiet still streets, was already prepared waiting in Samcheok.
As filming began, Samcheok changed into a space that seems necessary for the movie rather than a mere background. Director Hur, who wanted to melt the characters into the setting, added newness to the scenes in Samcheok's natural setting. In particular, the greatest snowfall of the century in March was the biggest present Samcheok had prepared for <April Snow>. Thanks to the snow, scenes that could not be done with artificial snow were able to be captured and added more reality and natural likeness to borne the beautiful scenes.
Interview with Director Hur Jin-ho
1. What kind of movie is <April Snow>?It is a movie about two people betrayed by their spouses. At first they are furious but ironically they meet, fall in love, and ultimately come to understand their spouses who cheated on them.
2. What is the meaning behind the Korean title for <April Snow>?The Korean title means "outing". This film reveals more emotions and is different from my previous films, I wanted to show the clashing of emotions a lot stronger. It could be an "outing" from my usual films, or it could be an "outing" from the everyday common stories as found in my former works. The story and the emotion expression methods here are different from my past works. Thus, rather than being a continuation from my former films, I wanted this film to be seen totally different. That's why I went with "outing" for the title.
3. You spent almost five months with the actors. How was working with Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin?Bae Yong-joon had a difficult time at first because his acting style and what I wanted out of him were different. At one point, we did over 60 takes on one scene. But to my surprise, he never once slowed down or gave up and put in 100% until the very end. From the middle on, we work perfectly well with each other. To express In-su's emotions, the role called for subtle and intrinsic sides and was probably very difficult to act but Bae handled it well brilliantly. The movie surely has moments when his inner-portrayals really shine. Son Ye-jin is an actress who is really good at expressing the emotions. When the scene calls for tears, she has the ability to immediately react to and act out the scene perfectly. Also, Seo-young's character was supposed to be an incredibly passive and quiet house-wife but Son brought her bright, energetic self into the role and created a deeper, well-shaped character. Showing aspects like these were a delight to capture through the film and through the working process.
4. Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin's crying scenes are impressive. In-su and Seo-young's expressions of emotions seem different from those of your former films. How did the expression of emotions change from your previous works?One may be tired of seeing the crying scenes in this film but the expression of emotions here is clearly different from the norm. Anyone who has ever cried before will know what I mean. Although they were just tears coming off the scripts, I wanted them to have more sincerity and stressed that upon the actors. When In-su cries in the movie, In-su and Bae Yong-joon become one and you can sense that he is really crying and there is truth behind it. Even I got sad watching him. That's what's different.
5. Was there anything in particular that you demanded from the actors for the emotional scenes?Making the character first and going ahead with it is no fun. It may be one method but I tried to capture how a character had lived up to the current story and the actor's innate traits and take what comes naturally from the situation. It was definitely not an easy task.
6. What did you focus on the most in directing this film?In-su and Seo-young meet from their spouses having an affair and being in a car accident together. As their spouses are lying unconscious, I didn't want to show In-su and Seo-young's love in sad, dark way. That wouldn't have been interesting. Also, showing it too brightly and warmly would seem naive. Finding the balance to that was the hardest thing to do.
7. What changes in style can be found in this film as opposed to your former works?There is no huge change in style from my former films. However, there are a few changes to the way some things were expressed. I tried to get a little closer to the characters and moved more uninhibitedly.
8. Is there a reason for moving the characters into an unfamiliar place (Samcheok) away from their usual, everyday place of living?The Korean title "outing" gives the same sort of feeling. I thought it would be interesting to have them away from routine life and end up in a place where they don't know anyone but the unconscious spouse. The psychological and emotional ups and downs the characters feel in this context are worth a look. I thought that this would be a good place where two people meet and carry out a story.
9. As it is in your previous films, an artificially made set can barely be found. Is there a reason for not including sets?I like the feeling of shooting in a real place rather than an artificially made setting. Sure, it is easier and more comfortable in a set when planning ahead for the camera movements and the wires. However, when an actor acts in a real place, he appears more natural than on a set and I think the unexpected and the necessary details also come forth from there.
10. <Christmas in August> shows the excitement of love beginning. <One Fine Spring Day> shows a love that seemed eternal dying out. What is the side of love that you want to show through the dramatic situation in <April Snow>?When a person loves, he will feel a number of different things. Although two people trust each other sometimes there is a betrayal. How can we understand the anger that arises? Should it be understood? Should they remain furious and end everything? These are the questions I wanted to explore. This movie is about men and women who are married with the common the subject of affairs added in. Some say that when others do it, it's an affair but when they do it's a romance. If so, what is the difference between the two? This is the kind of question I wanted to ask. These questions were always on my mind throughout the entire process of making this film.
Interviews with the Actor/Actress
Bae Yong-Joon
1. Why did you choose to star in <April Snow>?
I always read over the entire script before deciding on a film. However, this time, I decided to be a part of it even before the script came out. It was because of my expectation and faith in director Hur Jin-ho. Different from my usual style of analyzing the character and preparing for the role before the production begins, director Hur sets out to discover things on the filming floor and produce spectacular works. I had high anticipations on that. Thus, rather than preparing ahead I tried to focus more on feeling everything in the scene even to the flow of air. I think my expectations and anticipations were pretty much fulfilled.
2. What is <April Snow> in your opinion?
<April Snow> is about two people trapped in a desperate situation and their love story. In-su suffers the heartache from his wife's betrayal but falls in the same kind of love. The thought of an affair never crossed his mind but he ends up in the same ironic situation and comes to understand his wife. I think it's a movie about thinking over on one's life and love.
3. Can you explain more about the role of In-su that you played?
In-su is a lighting director. He has confidence in his work and is a bold man who lives diligently. However, he is also a sensitive man who cries in torment at his wife's sudden accident and truth to her affair. Also, In-su is a character mixed in with a side of me and a side of director Hur. Before, I would normally build on the character through imagining his habits, his favorite colors, family background, educational level, etc. But with In-su, he is a character that I shaped and formed by moment to moment. Sometimes In-su seems like this one type of person and at others he seems to be totally different.
4. What did you focus on the most while acting?
In-su struggles from his wife's extramarital affair but he eventually falls in the same situation. I think I needed to focus most on how to come about in that situation. I also think that the gist of our movie might lies there.
5. What do you remember the most from the production?
I never once drank while shooting a scene because I thought I would lose my focus if I did. However, I drank real alcohol while acting in this movie. I thought the scene where In-su is utterly distressed from his wife's affair and betrayal could not be expressed without drinking. I also felt uninhibited to drink during the scenes in this movie. So, I drank but wondered if I could successfully portray the pain and despair. However, the emotions came about easier than I thought. It may be the easiest scene I did during our movie. Up until then, when I had to cry for a scene, I concentrated on a time when I was sad or hurt rather than the situation of the scene. However, this scene itself was sad enough. I wanted to lie down on the floor and cry my heart out. I guess this could be a change in my acting. Being able to really feel the situation...I can never forget that.
6. When the making special aired during the concert scenes, your fans watched you cry and cried along. How did you feel then?
I also felt like crying because I could feel all the emotions in that scene....But I could not cry. Wouldn't it be funny for an actor to watch himself acting and cry? But the pain of the scene flooded in exactly and I could recall the heartache I felt as In-su.
7. The story is about married people and extramarital affairs. If you were in the same situation, what would you do?
I know that it can happen to anybody but wish that it would never happen to me. If the situation should come upon me, I think I will struggle with it a lot more than In-su. Perhaps I'd die from all the heartache and pain. Maybe I'll struggle with it a lot then try to find a new hope in life again. Then maybe I'll try to find love again.
8. How was working with director Hur?
To be honest, it was really hard. I thought things like "what should I do for a living from now on? Am I really an actor? What is an actor?" I always thought that there were answers for the most part in life. But when I met director Hur I felt that we had nothing in common, nothing I can sketch out or put into frame. I'm still lost in this confusion but I think it has been an extremely great opportunity for me. I think he provided a way for me to mature as a person and grow as an actor.
9. How was working with Son Ye-jin?
I think it's almost like it is in the movie. The director told us "never to get close with each other" at first. So, I purposely didn't strike conversations or talk about anything personal with her. I think the uneasiness between the two of us is captured exactly as is at the beginning of the film. As we spent more time together, like in the movie, we started chatting socially, talked about more personal things, and got close as it is in the flow of the film. Son Ye-jin is phenomenal in her ability to concentrate in on her character and express the emotions naturally. She is an actress who teems with talent and passion for acting. I learned and gained a lot from working with her.
10. What would you say that changed you the most after filming <April Snow>?
I don't think I ever really enjoyed the situation while I acted before. I think I just wanted to show what I prepared and carefully planned out. I never really tried to enjoy the situation and make something out of it. But now I gained the courage and heart to go about my acting that way.
Son Ye-jin
1. Why did you choose to star in <April Snow>?
I think the sense of love in the genre of melodrama is different every time. Through each film I did, I thought a lot about love and wanted to perfect portraying it as an actress. I wanted the chance to work with director Hur because out of all the melodramas, his movies have left a big impression on me. Then I came across <April Snow> and thought that it would be a great film and decided to join in.
2. What kind of movie is <April Snow>?
<April Snow> is a movie about finding love in utter despair. Two people find out through each other's spouse being in a car accident that they were cheated on. Through that difficult time, they too start having an extramarital affair. It's a film that captures the complex and unexplainable emotions and makes one re-think on love.
3. Explain about your character Seo-young.
27 year old Han Seo-young is a woman who married young. She looks quiet and weak from the outside but knows how to handle herself well in a desperate situation. In her greatest hour of despair she meets In-su and falls in love. Rather than trying to negate it or deny it, she shows boldness in welcoming a new love. She is very honest with her feelings.
4. The character here seems a lot more mature from your past roles. What was the most difficult thing about acting in this role?
I thought it was most difficult to portray being an ordinary housewife in the most natural way. I worried if that character can be seen as a part of me. However as filming went on, I felt I could mold myself better in the character. The director even commented that I look like a newlywed wife once. I think I matured through each year since my early debut in the same way that Seo-young matured from getting married young. Time wise, I think we are a good match.
5. What is your most memorable scene?
Since the entire movie is based on a painful situation, it was very difficult to shoot each scene and all are meaningful to me. For me, I think the funeral scene in Haenam is the most memorable as the most difficult scene. It's the scene where In-su and Seo-young go to pay respects to the family of the victim from the car accident. I think for Seo-young, this scene must have been the most difficult and heart-wrenching. I actually felt like Seo-young in that scene. It was incredibly heart piercing painful to act it and to feel the great sadness that I would never want it again to experience in life.
6. The story is about married people and affairs. If you were in the same situation, what would you do?
I can understand In-su and Seo-young but I don't ever want to experience the pain that they did in real life. It hurt so much to love In-su that's why I never want to love like that. To be honest, before we started filming, I'd say I understood their special situation about 70%. But now that I'm done filming, I think I completely understand them. During the filming, I realized that In-su and Seo-young are just like ordinary people, not much different from the rest of us.
7. It must have been hard with all the many scenes that called for crying. Was there anything in particular you prepared for the crying scenes?
First, I tried to submerge myself right into the situation. The entire story of the film is heart-piercing and painfully sad. At times, I felt tears swelling up in scenes where crying wasn't necessary. The director would even comment that no crying was necessary for this scene and that. The thing I worry the most when it comes to crying is not knowing if I'm completely in the situation and crying real heart-felt tears or just tears that come from routine acting. I don't know if I'll ever be able to answer that. It's still an inner struggle for me and I think it will continue to be so.
8. How was working with director Hur Jin-ho?
Director Hur always says that there is not one answer to any given situation. He would direct the actors to make things happen with the situation and that was a little hard for me at first. I didn't know what to do and often wondered if I was doing things right. However, the actors and the director worked together in creating animated, breathing characters and made them seem more real. It was a new experience in which I gained a lot from. I would love to work with him again on another great film.
9. What kind of actor is Bae Yong-joon?
He is completely honest. When the director asks for something that he thinks differently on, he would clearly say "I don't think that's right" and discuss things out to perfect his acting. I got the impression that he is an incredibly passionate actor. He would do several takes over and over until he felt that he put forth the emotions that he thought was right for the scene. I was really impressed with him.
10. What would you say that changed you the most after filming <April Snow>?
I don't know if there is one specific thing that changed me but I think I matured up another step as an actress through <April Snow>. Throughout the production, I had the chance to think about my tolerance, my ability to take things step by step, and working well with others. It's not about working with just the actors but with the entire staff to make one movie. I learned how to look broader, at the big picture. I think what I've gained through this movie will help me in other films. I matured a lot as an actress and as a person and affected me a lot.
Movie Information
Director: Hur Jin-ho
Starring: Bae Yong-joon, Son Ye-jin
Executive Producer: Kim Dong-joo / Bae Yong-kook
Producer: Kang Bong-rae
Screenplay: Shin Joon-ho, Lee Won-sik, Seo You-min, Lee il, Hur Jin-ho
Adaptation by: Lee Sook-yeon, Kim Hyo-kwan
Cinematographer: Lee Mo-gae
Music: Cho Sung-woo (M&F)
Editing: Lee Eun-soo
Production design: Park Sang-hun
Assistant Director: Shin Joon-ho
Genre: Melodrama
Date of Release: September 15th, 2005
Category: IIB (TBC)
Line up: (TBC) UA Shatin/UA Time Square/UA Whampoa/UA Cityplaza/UA Langham Place/UA Telford/UA Citygate/Windsor/Palace IFC/Broadway Cyberport/Broadway Kowloon Bay/Broadway Cinematheque/Broadway Tsuen Wan/Broadway Kwai Fong/Broadway Olympian City/Broadway Yuen Long/Broadway Kingswood Ginza/Palace APM/Broadway Mongkok/New York/GH Mongkok/GH Hollywood/GH Tsing Yi/Golden Gateway/AMC/MCL Cinema Metro/MCL Kornhill/MCL Silvercord (TBC)
Distributor: Golden Scene Company Limited
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