Korean Movie: The King and The Clown
The King and the Clown is a 2005 South Korean film about Yeonsangun of Chosun, a Chosun dynasty king who falls in love with a court clown who mocks him. The movie is based on a small passage from the Annals of the Chosun Dynasty that briefly mentions the king’s favorite clown. Starring Kam Woo Seong and Lee Jun Ki as the two clowns who staged a play which satirizes the king, they were arrested for execution but later given a chance to save their lives if they made the king laugh. Jun Ki looks and behaves like a lady in this movie. Yeap, I was deceived by his act initially. He really looks like one. Trust me and the picture below also proves it.
Is this movie worth watching? I think there’s no harm watching. After all, it is the highest grossing (over $85,000,000 in domestic receipts) Korean film in history with 12.3 million viewers. The movie also include the Chinese Opera similar to “Farewell My Concubine”.
Rating: 8 out of 10
Popularity: 1% [?]