The Foul King Q&A Session

The gangster has an attitude, but also a heart of gold. She's a waitress, doing her best but lonely at heart. They're in love, but the course of true love is anything but straight. As he blusters his way through unexpected circumstances and turns disaster into luck, she is scandalized by him, but also stops resenting him. Young, talented director Wilson Yip, who turns their every move into a seesaw of tears and laughter, was greeted with resounding applause when he appeared onstage with his assistant director after the screening of Juliet in Love. "A hybrid between Western classic Romeo and Juliet and a Chinese classic, the film brings together two people from different worlds in the midst of common people's everyday lives. I wanted to make a film in which a moving story takes place in this environment," said Yip. Hong Kong movie fans familiar with Yip's earlier film Bullets over Summer made up much of the audience, and questions about details like "running," "cola," and "key rings" flew fast and thick. "There are times in life when you stop knowing where to turn, but just picking a direction and running in it gives you strength. That's why I like running scenes. And you know, I like cola too!" Needless to say, this last comment brought laughs from the audience. "From the moment we're born, the things around us are crucial for connecting to people's feelings about their lives. This is true in film too." The director was surrounded by fans in the lobby after the Q&A session, making for a peaceful scene. Director's Profile: Born in Seoul in 1962. Graduated from Seoul Institute of Art. Worked as a writer for theatre play. His first film was The Quiet Family. Filmography: The Quiet Family (1997; Portugal Fantasporto Film Festival / Best Film Award, Citges Film Festival, Brussels Fantastic Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival / Young Forum).