The South Korean thriller "Telephone", curated and developed by streaming giant Netflix, stirred up public nerves at the end of the year, making Korean audiences still mired in the quagmire of the new crown epidemic temporarily forget the reality of badness, and also made the Korean film industry that had been depressed for a whole year flash a bright color.
Movie "Telephone"
On NAVER, South Korea's largest portal, Telephone's media and audience ratings climbed to an unprecedented 8 points at the same time. The biggest surprise of the film is that four women support a play, and the whole process is high-energy, which is very addictive. One of the most impressive characters is the "Girl Killer" Young-sook, whose actor Jeon Jong-sui has let global audiences see that Korean actresses can also have such a wild and evil side, and this is only her second work.
As early as 2018, Quan Zhongrui attracted the attention of director Li Cangdong in the selection of the heroine of the movie "Burning", in which he played the mysterious woman Haimei who hovered between Liu Yaren and Steven Yuan, and handed over a satisfactory debut answer sheet with her good acting skills and sense of existence. Following the film's nomination for the main competition unit of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, Quan Zhongrui also stepped on the cannes red carpet that attracted the attention of the world film industry for the first time.
"Telephone" director Lee Chung-hyun revealed that he saw "Burning" when he was writing the script, and he felt that Jeon Jong-sui and Young-sook's role were very close, "My intuition tells me that if she can play this role, it will make my films more abundant." What kind of charm is it that makes directors "fall in love at first sight" with Quan Zhongrui?
In "Telephone", Quan Zhongrui (Part 2) plays the "Girl Killer" Young-sook.
Although there are only two works, among the many actresses in South Korea, Jeon Jong-sui is definitely a unique charm and unforgettable. Deep eyes, indifferent expressions, but as long as the corners of the mouth are slightly raised, it can create a big reversal of atmosphere. Although it is not beautiful, it is very personal, exuding an ordinary but definitely extraordinary mystery.
In addition to her charming face, Quan Zhongrui's personality and demeanor also always show her difference. When "Burning" was just beginning to be promoted, Quan Zhongrui would tremble when she spoke in front of the media, and the tension visible to the naked eye made people wonder how she was going to face Li Cangdong's photographic lens. Before the trip to Cannes, Quan Zhongrui was displeased at the airport because he was surrounded by a large number of reporters, and even covered his face. The move was later accused by the media of being "insincere" and "not polite enough." The agency issued a clarification for her that "it was because she was too panicked." But in fact, Quan Zhongrui, who shielded herself, was just being the truest version of herself, in her own words, "I am very resistant to anything that wants to block me in some kind of institutional circle." ”
Beneath her thin exterior, there seemed to be infinite energy lurking. The explosive performance in "Telephone" is not all her charm, but her extraordinary quietness and frightening weirdness, which show her internal strength.
In "Telephone", Several of Young-sook's explosive killing scenes reflect her often strange behavior, showing Quan Zhongrui's control over the performance.
Born in 1994, Jeon Chung-sui has been a movie fan since she was a child, and the introductory film was "Harry Potter" that she watched in the first grade of elementary school, and this movie experience made her feel the joy of watching movies, but she decided to become an actor in high school. After graduating from junior high school, Jeon Jong-sui returned to South Korea from Canada to attend an art high school, and her obsession with film gradually gave her the idea of "entering" movies, in order to become an actress, she was admitted to Sejong University's film art major, and soon she found that it was difficult for her to study at the university to meet her needs.
"I didn't take classes very much, my attendance was very low, and I felt like the school was bringing together people with actor dreams, but I didn't have a clear idea of what I was going to teach."
Quan Zhongrui, who was born in 1994, is just 26 years old this year. (On "Marie claire")
Later, Jeon Jong-sui began to study in the acting training class and began to look for a brokerage company that matched her values, which lasted for two years. During this period, Quan Zhongrui was more clear about his performance direction in various "trial and error", and he was more determined about what he wanted. "I hate the things I took during this time, like a plastic bottle with a different lid, and if you open it, there is nothing." Newcomer actors are always consumed in this way, but that's the environment. Although at that time, she may not even be a newcomer actor, but Quan Zhongrui's perception of performance has been different from everyone around her.
The conservative concept and the rigidity of education made Quan Zhongrui see no hope for a while: "I was very resistant to trying to block me in some kind of institutional circle, but it would always be like this, entering the school, it was like hiding in a group, and my mind was locked." I'd love to find people who are inclusive and able to endorse different opinions, who can save who I am and appreciate who I am. ”
Fortunately, after contacting almost all the brokerage companies, Quan Zhongrui found the current company. On the third day after signing, she auditioned for Burning. It turns out that Quan Zhongrui really found someone who "understood" her.
At the time of the audition, Quan Zhongrui did not know who the director and opponent actors of the film were. "I wasn't particularly nervous, I wasn't particularly nervous, I wasn't particularly eager, I wasn't blind, so the final performance was natural." Quan Zhongrui speculated about the reason why he was chosen.
On the set of the movie "Burning", director Li Cangdong gave a speech to Quan Zhongrui.
Shortly thereafter, Quan Zhongrui was arranged to meet with Li Cangdong. At that time, they talked a lot, about Quan Zhongrui's personal experience, ideas and future plans, "he seems to be very interested in what kind of person I am", recalling the situation at that time, Quan Zhongrui described director Li Cangdong as not as majestic as imagined, "He is not like the director facing a newcomer actor, more like a father-like elders listening attentively." ”
In fact, Li Cangdong is excavating the real Quan Zhong Rui to the greatest extent. Li Jundong, the producer of "Burning", described the feeling of meeting Jeon Jong-sui for the first time: "She is Haemi". In fact, in the eyes of directors and producers, it does not matter whether the actor has acting experience, the most important thing is that she wants to "be" the role.
Stills from the movie Burning
In the process of filming "Burning", Li Cangdong gave Quan Zhongrui enough freedom and creative space, always quietly waiting for her to gradually approach the role and merge with the role. Quan Zhongrui also deeply understood the director's intention - gradually turning himself into Haimei. She doesn't feel a big burden on smoking and nudity in the movie, because she knows very well that "this is something that anyone would do" and "from the development of the whole plot, we all live like that." ”
If "Burning" realizes Jeon Jong-seo's pursuit of "truth", then "Telephone" shows Jeon Jong-seo's ambition to go further in acting, and her performance begins to become more "aggressive". After reading the script, The first question Jeon Jong-sui asked the director was, "40-year-old Young-sook is also my actor, right?" "It's not a question, it's a request.
In the eyes of the audience, Young-sook is a pervert and a murderer. But Quan Zhongrui did not think so. "The audience can think whatever they want, but I can't think that way. In my opinion, she is a simple girl, when to erupt, and how far it will go, these are not things I should think about. In a way, I'm trying to play that feeling of a wounded, abused animal. ”
In Quan Zhongrui's view, Yingshu in "Telephone" is just a simple girl.
It cannot be denied that the "empathy" of actors and characters is an essential element for shaping a good role. And Jeon Jong-sui also performed Young-sook's sense of vulnerability. Jeon Chung-seol hopes to be the kind of actor who can speak for the role. In "Telephone", Quan Zhongrui is speaking for the "Girl Killer", she said that she does not need how great movies and roles, just want every role she creates to be able to be understood by the audience.
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