Take Care of my Cat (2001)

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(60%)

Starring:	Du-na Bae \| Yu-won Lee \| Ji-young Ok
Director:	Jae-eun Jeong
Studio:	BLUEBELL FILMS
Run time:	112 mins
Genres:	World Cinema
Languages:	Korean
Subtitles:	English
Released:	September 03, 2007
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An adorable stray kitten named Tee-Tee is the cat referred to in the title. Tee-Tee serves as a common thread that weaves through the lives of five spirited, attractive young Korean women, former classmates, who remain friends through young adulthood.

Rating of 3 stars out of 5

Exploiting South Korea's industrial landscape and the bright lights of Seoul, this thoughtful drama delves more deeply into the psyche of the single girl than most western 20-something movies. Jeong Jae-eun's directorial debut succeeds in both exploring the ties that bind five former school friends and assessing the status of women in South Korean society. There's an occasional tendency to meander, as introverted artist Ok Ji-young becomes increasingly dependent on her unconventional friend Bae Doo-na, but director Jeong is more interested in personality than story and, consequently, the ambitions and insecurities of this disparate group begin to exert a fascination that is ultimately both touching and intriguing.

Rating of 1 stars out of 5
Halliwell's Film Guide

Engaging coming-of-age story, set in unattractive suburbs, about five restless young women with little prospects of success trying to cope with everyday life.

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Seoul Sisters

Cato from , 28th September, 2007

An intriguing glimpse at life in the capital of South Korea, and on this viewing I would think twice about booking a holiday there. It seems to be industrial concrete and dust in the suburbs and soulless corporate shopping precincts (except for the markets which looked interesting). The story concerns a group of late teenage girls who are leaving school and entering the wider world of adulthood, and of course could have been a universal subject. The difference here seemed to be the vast discrepancy between the living conditions of the citizens of Seoul and Inchon. The cat in the title exists, but also acts as a metaphor for the fates of the girls, amongst whom it is passed. This is film that deserves sticking with, as the insights it throws up are full of pathos and the foibles of human nature.

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Filmaking a lost art?

A Customer from South Coast, England, 21st February, 2008

I could not watch this film to the end. After half an hour I had enough. The characters were poorly developed and the editing lacked continuity. Most importantly nothing by the point I switched off had happened and it was pretty clear that by the end still nothing would have happened. Perhaps this filmaker has watched too many Eric Rohmer films (which I hate), there is a remarkable similarity in that at the end of his films you wonder why you wasted 90 minutes of your life.

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