Memento Mori (film)
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 여고괴담 두번째 이야기 |
| Hanja | 女高怪談 두번째 이야기 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeogogoedam dubunjjae iyagi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏgogoedam tupŏntchae iyagi |
| Directed by |
Kim Tae-yong Min Kyu-dong |
| Produced by | Lee Chun-yeon |
| Written by |
Kim Tae-yong Min Kyu-dong |
| Starring |
Lee Young-jin Park Ye-jin Kim Min-sun Gong Hyo-jin |
| Music by | Jo Seong-woo |
| Cinematography | Kim Yun-su |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Memento Mori (Hangul: 여고괴담 두번째 이야기; RR: Yeogogoedam dubeonchae iyagi; also known as Whispering Corridors 2: Memento Mori) is a 1999 South Korean horror film, and the second installment of the Whispering Corridors film series. It is a sequel to 1998's Whispering Corridors, and is also set in an all-girls high school, but the films are otherwise unrelated. Memento Mori was one of the first Korean commercial films to depict lesbian characters. However, prevailing Korean attitudes constrained its potential to be widely viewed, even more so as the controversial themes targeted the teen demographic.[1][2]
Synopsis
The film revolves around the relationship between two high school students, Yoo Shi-eun (Lee Young-jin) and Min Hyo-shin (Park Ye-jin). As the two girls become romantically involved, their taboo relationship causes them to be marginalized by the other students. Unable to cope with the social pressures of having a lover of the same gender, Shi-Eun tries to distance herself from the increasingly dependent Hyo-shin. Hyo-shin reacts poorly to Shi-eun's changed attitude, viewing it as both a betrayal and rejection. Hyo-shin consequently commits suicide by jumping off of the school roof. It is also heavily implied that she was pregnant at the time of death, the father being literature teacher Mr. Goh.
The plot unfurls in a nonlinear fashion, often from the perspective of fellow student Soh Min-ah (Kim Min-sun). Min-ah grows increasingly invested in Shi-eun and Hyo-shin when she finds a diary kept between the two alienated girls. This diary allows her disturbing insights to the nature of the relationship and pulls her deeper into a strange chain of events around the school. After Hyo-shin's death, supernatural occurrences start to terrorize all of the students that condemned the relationship. It is later revealed that Hyo-shin's spirit is malevolently haunting the school through the remnants she left behind in the diary.
Cast
- Kim Min-sun as Min-ah
- Park Ye-jin as Hyo-shin
- Lee Young-jin as Shi-eun
- Baek Jong-hak as Mr. Goh
- Han Min
- Kim Jae-in as Yeon-an
- Gong Hyo-jin as Ji-won
- Lee Hye-mi
- Lim Seong-eon
References
External links
- Memento Mori at the Internet Movie Database
- Memento Mori at HanCinema
- Memento Mori at Cine21 (Korean)