The Pit and The Pendulum

Synopsis

Classmates reunite at the funeral of their history teacher, Sang-tae, and talk about his bizarre life. their recollections produce another story, and the cycle of the stories reorganizes the relationship, and lead to the labyrinth of the narration. the director SOHn young-sung, shakes the boundary between the stories, and between life and death, as it is known that he is interested in Jorge Luis Borges. the new approach to the narration is the major topic among young filmmakers in Korea. From the perspective of Korean film history, the “disappearance of narration” first suggested by HOnG Sangsoo has been studied more deeply since. In this film "the Pit and the Pendulum", SOHn’s unique sense of humor and wittiness is presented without any constraints of time or place through his clever words. the existence of a ghost at the funeral is also one of
the charms of this film.

International Film Festival
2008 Pusan International Film Festival, Korean Cinema today-Vision


Extended Cast

Lee Jae-hoon-II as Young Sang-tae
Min Se-yeon as Young Eun-yeong
Jeong In-gi as Taxi driver
Yoon Dong-hwan as Expert
Sin Yoon-joo as Geum Jeong-gool
Do Yoo-ram as Min-jeong
Maeng Bong-hak as Native
Na Hong-jin as Mountain hiker
Bae Sang-don as Professor Kim
Jeon Seon-yeong as Teacher 1
Jeong Seung-goo as Teacher 2
Lee Jin-woo as Teacher 3
Sin Yeon-sik as Teacher 4
Nam Goong-seon as Kang-nam woman
Park Geun-beom as Chinese restaurant delivery man
Kang Min-seok as Cafe ghost
Lee Jong-pil as Corporal officer Lee
Han Seung-goo as Squad leader
Jang Ja-mok as Squad member 1
Kim Kkot-bi as Lady at fruit farm
Heo Boo-yeong as Woman who gets robbed
Lee Kyeong-seok as Detective 1
Kim Geon as Detective 2
Lee Yong-chool as Detective 3