Actor Jeon Do-yeon shared her honest thoughts, revealing that the outpouring of acting praise following the release of the film "Possible Love" was initially bewildering to her.
Attending an interview for the film "Possible Love" at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, on the afternoon of November 9, Jeon Do-yeon spoke about the lavish praise from international media following the world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival: "Rather than feeling the satisfaction of having pulled something off, I felt mostly bewildered. Because in 'Possible Love,' Mi-ok isn't a character who expresses intense emotions or displays dramatic feelings like Shin-ae did in 'Secret Sunshine,' is she?"
Jeon Do-yeon said, "Knowing director Lee Chang-dong's style, I braced myself before going into filming, but the set with director Lee was so good that I wondered if it was really okay to be this great. I filmed comfortably. That's why I think I went through filming without even realizing what I was doing. At one point, I even thought, 'Can I really be enjoying myself this much while shooting?' The director reassured me, saying, 'It's coming out just the way we're shooting it.'" She thus reflected on director Lee Chang-dong's film set, which felt quite different from "Secret Sunshine" 19 years ago.
"Possible Love" was invited to the competition section of the Venice International Film Festival in September, where it made its world premiere and received overwhelming acclaim from foreign critics and the press. A significant portion of that acclaim was directed toward Jeon Do-yeon's performance. IndieWire praised her acting, stating that she delivers "a once-in-a-century masterclass in acting."
As the Oscar race for next year's Academy Awards kicks off, Jeon Do-yeon is nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance at the Gotham Awards in the United States.
"Possible Love" tells the story of two married couples—a laid-off worker and his wife, and a documentary director and her husband—who meet to produce a documentary and confront their contrasting lives and hidden desires, marking director Lee Chang-dong's first new release in eight years. It was released worldwide via Netflix on November 6.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Ji-hye)