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SYNOPSIS:
To Eunyoung, beauty is no more than an ordinary gift. She only has to walk out onto a street to turn the heads of all the men. At the same time her good looks turn all women green with envy. When her best friend's boyfriend tries to make a pass at her, an argument ensues that finally destroys the two women's friendship. Eunyoung becomes increasingly annoyed by all the brazen looks from the men; she also finds it hard to bear the jealous women.
One day she is raped. A man that had been following her for ages attacks her. Afterwards, he turns himself in. On his way to prison he declares his undying love for her. Convinced that her beauty is responsible for the crime, Eunyoung begins to hate her appearance so much that she decides to destroy it. For this reason she makes friends with an obese woman whose overeating she tries to imitate in vain. Although she eats huge amounts of food, her body refuses to put on any weight and the whole ordeal is unbearable. But even the opposite action has no effect. When she stops eating she doesn't become anorexic, she just feels ill. One day on the street she meets the man she thought was serving a prison sentence for having raped her.
RATING: 7/10
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REVIEW:
"...Cha Soo Yeon turns in an amazingly brave performance as the tortured protagonist, managing to add real emotional depth to a role which is frequently wordless, and undoubtedly being deserving of some kind of award for the sheer number of vomit scenes she has to retch her way through. The film is clever in that whilst Jeon encourages sympathy for Eun Young, presenting her as a vulnerable woman badly in need of assistance, at the same time he implicates the viewer in her suffering. The film has an unsettling air of voyeurism throughout, keeping Eun Young at a distance, and making it clear through her constant fear of being watched that the viewer is perhaps not so different from the other characters who spy on her and who derive enjoyment from her torments. As a result, the proceedings have a certain aggressive intelligence, forcing the viewer to evaluate their own role, and, even more disturbingly, to identify not so much with Eun Young herself as with the increasingly crazed Eun Cheol....
...Although this is unlikely to make “Beautiful” any more palatable for more sensitive viewers, or indeed anyone seeking a more traditional slice of drama, it does give it a certain sense of maturity. A brilliantly subversive and darkly intelligence piece, it combines the best of Kim Ki Duk’s early and latter periods, being both incredibly grim and somewhat abstract, and is a must see for any fans of his work. Whether Jeon will develop a cinematic voice of his own in the future remains to be seen, but for the moment he certainly stands as an interesting director, and one whose vision sits quite comfortably with that of his mentor... "
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