(Following interview ①) Actress Youn Yuh-jung appeared in the film 'Wedding Banquet,' which supports homosexuality, but she refrained from commenting on the film's message.
On the afternoon of the 19th at a press conference at Busan Cinema Center, director Andrew Ahn and actors Youn Yuh-jung and Han Ki-chan of the film 'Wedding Banquet,' invited to the World Cinema section of the 30th Busan International Film Festival, held an interview with domestic reporters.
'Wedding Banquet' is a work depicting an unpredictable comedy that unfolds when a K-grandmother with impeccable intuition appears in a fake marriage plan between two same-sex couples. In addition, it drew more attention when it was revealed in interviews with foreign media that Youn Yuh-jung had arranged a wedding in New York, where same-sex marriage is legal, for her eldest son who had come out.
However, when asked whether there was anything she wanted to emphasize regarding the film's message, Youn Yuh-jung shook her head and said there was "nothing." She did say that in the original script the character was a mother but was changed to a grandmother because of the age difference with co-star Han Ki-chan, adding, "Acting is not something you plan like solving a math problem. Whether she was a mother or a grandmother, I think the heart to convey would be the same."
She added, "What I simply thought was that when I became a grandmother, I saw that as a parent you have an obligation to properly discipline children, so you scold them and tell them not to do things a lot. It was the same when I was actually a mother. But when you become a grandmother you become very generous. You accept things from a distance, and because life does not go your way, you want to accept your share. Playing the grandmother role, that could come through."
Youn Yuh-jung also explained she chose the independent film 'Wedding Banquet' because "I could have many conversations with the director," noting, "In commercial films and TV series there may be actors who try to showcase themselves, but that's a bit over the line, whereas independent films have a collaborative atmosphere." She added, "It contains the Korea Andrew knows and the Korea I know, my experiences as a parent."
'Wedding Banquet' will be officially released domestically on the 24th.
(Continued from interview ③.)
[Photo] OSEN reporter Min Kyung-hoon.
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