菊花Daisy - 데이지
Daisy (데이지) is a 2006 Korean movie directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, and starring Jun Ji-hyun (My Sassy Girl), Jung Woo-sung (Musa), David Chiang, Lee Sung-jae (Public Enemy), and Cheon Ho-jin (The Big Swindle). Daisy is an urban romantic melodrama between a young art painter (Jun Ji-hyun), an Interpol detective and a professional hitman. With a twist that is bound to make its audience think about their own perception about love, the film was shot entirely in The Netherlands, for the most part in the city of Amsterdam, Haarlem and Epen. Daisy is produced by iFilm and opened in South Korean cinemas on March 9, 2006. A young Korean artist lives in Amsterdam. She is a bit of a loner and has never had a serious relationship, insisting that she is “waiting” for the right person. She works in the public square, drawing portraits for passersby but, for herself, she also indulges in painting her favorite flowers, daisies. But, all of a sudden, she has a secret admirer. Flowers are delivered to her residence every day at 4:15, usually daisies, yet she can not catch the sender in the act. This is because, unknown to her, her beau is a Korean hit-man, and he wishes to remain hidden, for now. One day in the square, however, another attractive Korean man sits for the artist and happens to be carrying a pot of daisies. She concludes that he is her shy hero and, also, the man she has been waiting to find. This second gentleman, too, has a secret; he is an Interpol agent. The assassin can see everything that transpires in the square, due to having an apartment close by. Naturally, he is disturbed that another man has entered the young girl’s life. How will this shadowy love triangle play out? This is a beautiful picture to watch. The setting in Amsterdam and the surrounding countryside is very, very lovely. Add in three most attractive young Korean actors and, visually, any viewer has a stunning panorama in front of them. The story is quite nice, too, being a mixture of drama and action, with a dash of the unexpected. Costumes are very fetching and the production values, high. In short, anyone searching for a quality foreign film with a compelling story and great scenery would find this movie a wonderful choice for a diverting evening. Should you have someone’s hand to hold during the view, so much the better. There are two versions of Daisy: an Asian cut and an international cut.
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