The Actresses

The Actresses (2009)

여배우들

When six famous Korean actresses gather for a Vogue fashion photo shoot, egos collide in funny and touching ways in this ingenious mockumentary, where all actresses involved play (not so) fictional versions of themselves.

Date of release
2009-12-10
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
E J-yong

Casting

Interesting facts

Actresses is a 2009 South Korean mockumentary-style drama film directed by E J-yong.

Production

Director E J-yong was first inspired to make the film after going out for a drink with actresses Youn Yuh-jung and Go Hyun-jung—both his close friends—and later recalled, "I wanted to create something unconventional. I wanted to show the public how charming actresses are in real life." Yoon and Go were cast in the film alongside Lee Mi-sook, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Min-hee and Kim Ok-vin, each of them agreeing to take part without a guarantee.

Actresses was made without a script, instead being filmed on a scene-by-scene basis with the actresses improvising their performances according to the given situation. E noted: "I provided the basis for conflict and the actresses took it from there.

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