The Ultimate Korean Chick-flick...and it even has substance!
After graduating from high school friends say they will keep in touch...but that vow grows more difficult over time. The film opens with five girls taking a picture together on their last day of school. They are obviously close and having a wonderful time.
A few years later they are living their own lives. Hae-joo (Yo-won) has moved away and works for a large company. She lives on her own and is overall spoiled. She removed all ties to home and her former life, except for her friends. Tae-hee (Doo-na) still lives at home, and works for the family business (some weird spa thing). She wants a different life...and adventure, but isn't sure what that is. She keeps the group together (organizing things). Ji-young (Ji-young) is unemployed and lives with her grandparents. They live in poverty and she hates her life. She is most aware of the changing dynamics of their friendships. And the twins Bi-ryu and Ohn-jo (Eun-sil and Eun-ju) are the most stable of the group. They live together, and make-and-sell jewelry. They are impossible to tell apart.
The cat in the title, Titi, is physically passed around between the girls but serves more as motif for the film than as the protagonist.
--: At first it is hard to distinguish the differences between the girls (the narrative jumps around between their lives), but the characters do emerge as individuals. The characters are easy to identify with...and this is the type of chick-flick even the guys will be interested in!
RECOMMENDED: This film was incredible. Watch it with friends (and at least one person who studied film or literature) and just enjoy the flowing narrative and excellent cast. There are male characters in the film (about 6) but they never really emerge from the background. And you probably won't see the ending coming.
Take Care of My Cat [Goyangileul butaghae] (2001)
Director: Jeong Jae-eun
Starring: Bae Doo-na as Tae-hee
Lee Yo-won as Hae-joo
Ok Ji-young as Ji-young
Lee Eun-sil as Bi-ryu
Lee Eun-ju as Ohn-jo
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