Jeon Do-yeon of "Possible Love," Amid Oscar Best Actress Nomination Prospects: "I Have Already Achieved Everything I Could" [Interview ②]

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As actress Jeon Do-yeon receives favorable reviews from overseas critics for the film "Possible Love," she shared her candid thoughts on winning awards.

On the 9th, we met with Jeon Do-yeon, who stars in the Netflix film "Possible Love" (directed by Lee Chang-dong), at a cafe in Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and had a wide-ranging conversation.

"Possible Love" tells the story of two couples—a laid-off worker and his wife, and a documentary director and her husband—who come together to produce a documentary and confront their different lives and hidden desires.

"Possible Love," Lee Chang-dong's new work after an eight-year hiatus, was selected as Korea's representative entry in the International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards, and went on to win the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice International Film Festival, a first for a Korean film.

In the film, Jeon Do-yeon portrays Mi-ok, the wife of Ho-seok (played by Sol Kyung-gu), a laid-off worker, depicting a character with complex emotions and desires. In particular, favorable reviews from overseas media regarding Jeon's performance have continued since the work was released.

The U.S. media outlet The Los Angeles Times highly praised Jeon Do-yeon's acting in its review of "Possible Love" on the 23rd of last month, stating that her performance deserves a place on the list of the best performances of the year.

In particular, the U.S. entertainment trade publication The Hollywood Reporter named actress Jeon Do-yeon, who starred in Lee Chang-dong's Netflix film "Possible Love," a strong contender for the Oscar for Best Actress, reporting that it is "a fitting outcome given her outstanding performance in the film."

However, Jeon Do-yeon herself stated that she does not attach great importance to the work's achievements or whether it wins awards. Jeon said, "I feel that with the current situation (of receiving favorable reviews), I have already achieved everything possible as an actress. Winning an award does not open up a new path."

Previously, Jeon Do-yeon won the Best Actress Award at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival for Lee Chang-dong's 2007 film "Secret Sunshine." As the first Korean actor to win the Best Actress Award at the Cannes International Film Festival, she earned the title "Queen of Cannes" and left a meaningful record in Korean film history.

Regarding this, Jeon Do-yeon said, "A lot has changed in terms of time and years since I won an award at Cannes." She added, "Because I experienced that winning did not change much back then, whether or not I win is not very important to me now."

She revealed her current mindset, saying, "It seems like a time when I am getting what I can get as an actress and enjoying it."

What Jeon Do-yeon values is the process of rediscovering herself through her work, rather than the result of winning awards. She said, "I dreamed of doing work that would allow me to discover aspects of myself I had not previously recognized," emphasizing, "I believe that moving forward means the process of working as an actress, not achieving something through a work or winning an award at a film festival."

She added, "I think 'Possible Love' is also one of the processes of working as an actress," conveying her attitude as an actress who focuses on the process rather than the outcome.

Meanwhile, "Possible Love" was released on Netflix on the 6th.

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