The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
Chang-dae in the film draws on clues from historical records, but the character is substantially reconfigured in the film. Jeong Yak-jeon's life on Heuksando and his scholarly activities are presented in a compressed timeframe. The detailed process by which Jeong Yak-jeon and Chang-dae grow close as they exchange knowledge is a cinematic construction.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
Based on Jeong Yak-jeon's exile to Heuksando and his writing of the ichthyological work Jasan Eobo, but Chang-dae and the relationships and dialogue between characters were substantially reconstructed.
Jeong Yak-jeon's exile to Heuksando and writing of Jasan Eobo
After being exiled in 1801 due to the Sinyu Persecution, Jeong Yak-jeon investigated marine life around Heuksando and wrote Jasan Eobo.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 7
Fact / Fiction verification
7 recordsJeong Yak-jeon was a real person exiled to Heuksando after the Sinyu Persecution.
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- Jeong Yak-jeon's exile to Heuksando and his marine-life research activities are real.
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- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 자산어보 이준익 감독 인터뷰뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Jeong Yak-jeon observed marine life on Heuksando and wrote Jasan Eobo.
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- The writing and contents of Jasan Eobo are confirmed by actual records.
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- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 자산어보 이준익 감독 인터뷰뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The film's Chang-dae drew on clues from historical records, but the character in the film was substantially reconstructed.
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- The film expanded Chang-dae's personality, activities, and relationships based on limited records about him.
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- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 자산어보 이준익 감독 인터뷰뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The detailed process by which Jeong Yak-jeon and Chang-dae exchange knowledge and grow close is a cinematic construction.
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- The scenes and dialogue as shown in the film cannot be verified from actual records alone.
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- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 자산어보 이준익 감독 인터뷰뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The scene in which Chang-dae engages in a poetry contest with Jeong Yak-yong's disciple is a cinematic invention.
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- The scene is regarded as having been created by the film to emphasize the contrast between Jeong Yak-jeon and Jeong Yak-yong's worldviews.
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- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
The film presents Jeong Yak-jeon's life and scholarly activities on Heuksando in a temporally compressed form.
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- His long period of exile was reconstructed to fit the runtime of a feature film.
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- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
The film centers on Jeong Yak-jeon's actual writing activities, but the relationship narrative involving Chang-dae involves considerable imagination.
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- It combines real people and writings with a narrative about a created character.
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- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 자산어보 이준익 감독 인터뷰뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
정약전
Historical personBased on a real personJeong Yak-jeon →
창대
Fictional composite characterSources used
- 귀양살이 설경구·이정은 로맨스…'자산어보' 어디까지 실화?중앙일보 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 자산어보 이준익 감독 인터뷰뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →