Penny Pinchers (Korean: 티끌모아 로맨스; RR: Tikkeulmoa Romaenseu; lit. 'Penny-Pinching Romance' or 'Saving Up for Romance') is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy film written and directed Kim Jung-hwan, starring Han Ye-seul and Song Joong-ki.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Kim received a Best New Director nomination at the 48thBaeksang Arts Awards in 2012.

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Plot[edit]

Chun Ji-woong is an unemployed college graduate who continually fails job interviews and lives off an allowance from his mother, who runs a small restaurant in the countryside. Ji-woong is an eternal optimist, but having no money is cramping his dating life when he can't even afford to buy a pack of condoms. Yet despite living in a tiny, dingy apartment in a low-income neighborhood, he's about to get evicted when his mother abruptly cuts him off and he can't pay the rent.

Gu Hong-sil lives in the apartment opposite Ji-woong's. Hong-sil is extremely frugal; she collects then sells recyclables, rummages through abandoned homes, steals sugar from coffee shops, and will walk anywhere within 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to save on bus fare. Dragon ball z kai season 1 torrent download full. She denounces all activities that involve wasting money, such as going to church and the hospital, and even dating. Romance is the last thing on Hong-sil's mind, she considers it a luxury and an unnecessary frivolity.

Hong-sil's favorite hobby is depositing her savings at the bank, but her plans are brought to a screeching halt when she learns that she needs a separate bank account under someone else's name to reach her goal of ₩200 million (US$200, 000). So she tells Ji-woong that she'll teach him the art of penny-pinching and include him in a short-term moneymaking scheme if he follows whatever she tells him to do for the next two months.

Cast[edit]

• Han Ye-seul as Gu Hong-sil^[7][8][9]
• Song Joong-ki as Chun Ji-woong^[10][11]
• Shin So-yul as Ha Kyung-joo
• Lee Sang-yeob as Yang Gwan-woo
• Lee Jae-won as Tae-woo
• Lee Yong-joo as Chang-geun
• Kim Dong-hyun as Hong-sil's father
• Moon Se-yoon as Sysop
• Ra Mi-ran as Ji-woong's landlady

Release[edit]

Penny Pinchers was released in theaters on November 10, 2011.^[12][13] It was not a big commercial success, grossing US$2,707,761 on 424,002 admissions.^[14][15]

It also screened at the 4th Okinawa International Movie Festival in 2012.^{[16][17][18][19]}

References[edit]

1. ^Kim, Heidi (14 December 2010). 'Song Joong-ki, Han Ye-seul cast in new film'. 10Asia. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
2. ^Kim, Heidi (2 June 2011). 'Still cuts unveiled for film starring Song Joong-ki, Han Ye-seul'. 10Asia. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
3. ^Lee, Jin-ho (3 November 2011). 'Preview: Song Joong Ki Over Han Ye Seul in Love and Cash'. enewsWorld. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
4. ^Oh, Mi-jung (8 November 2011). 'Preview: Song Joong Ki and Han Ye Seul Let Themselves Go for Love and Cash'. enewsWorld. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
5. ^Hooker, Zachary R. (1 December 2011). 'Penny Pinchers'. Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
6. ^Cho, Jae-eun (24 February 2012). 'Indecisive Penny Pinchers banks on wrong formula for love'. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
7. ^Lee, Jin-ho (19 October 2011). 'Han Ye Seul at Love and Cash Press Conference'. enewsWorld. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
8. ^Lee, Jin-ho (2 November 2011). 'Love and Cash Director Praises Han Ye Seul'. enewsWorld. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
9. ^'Han Ye-seul 'It hurts to judge a movie by hits''. Hancinema. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
10. ^'Song Joong Ki: 'I Want Become Actor Like Leonardo DiCaprio''. KBS Global. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
11. ^'Song Joong-ki Migrating into Movies with Romantic Comedy'. The Chosun Ilbo. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
12. ^'Han Ye-seul, Song Joong-ki pic set for Nov 11 release'. 10Asia. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
13. ^'Penny Pinchers (2011)'. The Chosun Ilbo. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
14. ^Lee, In-kyung (21 November 2011). 'Romantic Comedies Major Box Office Flops This Month, Will December Be Better?'. enewsWorld. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
15. ^Paquet, Darcy (8 January 2012). 'South Korean box office in 2011'. Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
16. ^Sunwoo, Carla (13 March 2012). 'Penny Pinchers entered into Okinawa International Movie Festival'. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
17. ^'Han Ye-seul, Song Joong-ki pic invited to film fest in Japan'. 10Asia. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
18. ^Blair, Gavin J. (23 March 2012). 'Okinawa Intl Movie Fest to Open for Fun in the Sun'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
19. ^Ho, Stewart (16 April 2012). 'Han Ye Seul Enjoys Some Time Off in Japan's Okinawa'. enewsWorld. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links[edit]

• Official website(in Korean)
• Penny Pinchers at Naver(in Korean)
• Penny Pinchers at CJ Entertainment
• Penny Pinchers at the Korean Movie Database
• Penny Pinchers on IMDb
• Penny Pinchers at HanCinema