A Muse (2012)

Profile

• Movie: Eungyo
• Revised romanization: Eun Gyo
• Hangul: 은교
• Director: Jung Ji-Woo
• Writer: Park Bum-Shin (novel), Jung Ji-Woo
• Producer: Ahn Eun-Mi, Lee Sang-Hyun, Jung Ji-Woo
• Cinematographer: Kim Tae-Kyung
• Release Date: April 25, 2012
• Runtime: 129 min.
• Genre: Drama / Elderly / Award Winning
• Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

Lee Juk-Yo (Park Hae-Il) is a well respected poet and college professor. He is in his 70’s. Caring for his needs is his assistant and student Seo Ji-Woo (Kim Moo-Yul). Seo Ji-Woo hopes to follow in Lee Juk-Yo’s path as a poet and writer. One day, 17-year-old high school student Eun-Gyo (Kim Go-Eun) appears on the doorsteps of the professor’s home. A complicated and volatile relationship develops between the elderly poet, his protege and the precocious high school student.