Korea`s "Actresses" to be screened at Berlin film fest

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean movie "The Actresses," a film presenting
the off-screen personas of the country's highest-profile actresses, has been
invited to the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival, the movie's local
promoter said Thursday.
The movie, bringing together six screen beauties including Korean Wave queen Choi
Ji-woo and the Sitges fest-winning Kim Ok-vin, will be screened during the German
festival's official Panorama section, Seoul's End Credit said.
"Festival organizers said they expect the film to present a rare chance for the
audience to view Korean cinema today through the voices of leading actresses,"
the promoter said in a press release.
Directed by Lee Jae-yong, the creator of "An Affair," the movie features six
actresses who come together for a special fashion magazine shoot and face
conflicts as they envy each other's beauty and fame. Each woman plays herself in
the film which is waiting for a local release on Dec. 10.
The 60th Berlin film festival, one of the largest in Europe, will run Feb.11-21
with acclaimed German director Werner Herzog tapped as the president of the jury.
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