Director Jeong Ju-ri, moved to tears thinking of the late Kim Sae-ron at Cannes... "It hurts to have lost her" [Cannes★Issue]

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• Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight selection 'Dora'... Late Kim Sae-ron mentioned in end credits

Director Jeong Ju-ri visited the 79th Cannes International Film Festival with her film 'Dora'. With the late Kim Sae-ron's name included in the 'Thanks to' section of the film's end credits, Director Jeong Ju-ri shared her feelings on the matter.

On the afternoon of the 19th, Director Jeong Ju-ri held an interview at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, for the 79th Cannes International Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight selection 'Dora' (directed by Jeong Ju-ri).

On this day, Director Jeong Ju-ri became visibly emotional when asked about including the late Kim Sae-ron in the end credits of 'Dora'.

Director Jeong Ju-ri wiped away tears, saying, "Actress Kim Sae-ron is an extremely important and significant actress to me and to our production company. Losing her has been so difficult. It hurts so much that we, our film industry, and our society ultimately lost her."

The bond between Director Jeong Ju-ri and the late Kim Sae-ron is deep. When Director Jeong Ju-ri's first feature film 'Thora' was selected for the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival, she traveled to Cannes with actors Bae Doona and Kim Sae-ron. At the time, Kim Sae-ron was 14 years old.

In this way, Director Jeong Ju-ri honored Kim Sae-ron, who accompanied her on her first feature debut, by including her name in her new work, expressing her heartfelt sentiments.

Following 'Thora' and her second feature 'Next Sohee' (2022, closing film of Critics' Week), Director Jeong Ju-ri had 'Dora' also selected for the Cannes Film Festival, bringing all three of her feature films released over the past 12 years to Cannes. Director Jeong Ju-ri is the first female director in Korean film history to have all three of her feature films selected for Cannes.

On this day, Director Jeong Ju-ri said, "I was curious about how the audience would react after the first screening. I felt that they watched the film through to the end and were thinking of Dora and Nami. Although making the film was difficult for me, I felt encouraged and supported."

'Dora' is a work adapted by bringing Sigmund Freud's 1900 case study of Dora to modern-day Korea. Like her previous work, Director Jeong Ju-ri's latest film focuses on women and female themes, but it captivates audiences with a different atmosphere and narrative approach compared to her earlier films.

Meanwhile, 'Dora', which premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival, is scheduled for release in Korea in the second half of this year.

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