Mr Oh, a marketing executive at a major cosmetics company struggles to juggle
corporate life while caring for his ailing wife. Over the last four years his
wife’s health has steadily and painfully deteriorated and it has become apparent
that her time is short. Though Mr Oh is an extreme devoted husband he is
distracted by the launch of a new seasonal range of cosmetics by his company and
an alluring young co-worker, Ms Choo. When his wife finally subcomes to her
disease he is troubled by his lack of focus and daydreams, not about his dearly
departed wife but that of the sensual Ms Choo. Confused, Mr Oh does not know how
to balance his newfound passion and his profound grief over his wife.

With an adaptation of one of Korea’s most beloved novels, Hwajang, Im
Kwon-taek returns with his 102nd feature. Revivre is an incredibly touching and
heartfelt story which carries on the themes and ideas of life, death and
sexuality that the director has been fascinated with since his debut feature
Farewell To The Duman River in 1962.
Portraying Mr Oh is ‘Korea’s Most Beloved
Actor’ Ahn Sungki making Revivre the actor’s sixth film in collaboration with Im
Kwon-taek.

Director Im Kwon-taek born in 1936 has been working tirelessly ever since his
first film Farewell To The Duman River in 1962 and has become one of the world’s
most important filmmakers amassing 102 films as a director. Over the last 52
years he has embraced numerous genres including war, period-pieces and action
with being most known for the General’s Son trilogy and Chihwaseon. Many works
of his have invited to and have won major awards at international film
festivals,. In 1993 the director’s film Seopyeonjae became the first film to hit
the 1 million admissions mark in Korean cinema history.

Q & A with actor Ahn Sungki