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Star Power Elevates 'Steps'

Source | 2005/04/29 | Permalink |

By Shim Sun-ah
Yonhap News Agency


Moon Geun-young charms as an ethnic Korean dancer from China in "Innocent Steps".
What do two homegrown films "Windstruck" and "My Little Bride" have in common? Both of them are said to rely solely on the charms of lead actresses Jun Ji-hyun and Moon Geun-yeong. The actresses are popular among South Korean women as well as men.

Both movies primarily focus on making the star actresses seem even more appealing. The male leads in these movies are secondary characters the audience can hardly remember.

Moon's latest film, "Innocent Steps", is also said to belong to this category of "personality-dependent" films. Moon plays the role of Jang Chae-rin, an ethnic Korean dancer from Yanbian, northeastern China. The story develops in quite an old-fashioned way, but the film is still entertaining thanks to Moon, who is definitely its strongest asset, plus the exciting rhythms of the samba, cha-cha and rumba dancing.

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N. Korean films to screen at JIFF

Source | 2005/04/13 | Permalink |

A South Korean film festival will screen three North Korean films as part of its event, including a 2002 movie about an ancient fight to protect Dokdo Islets from Japanese invaders.

The organizing committee of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) announced on Tuesday (April 12) that three North Korean films have been added to the Special Screening section. They are "The Blood Stained Route Map" (2002), "Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park" (2001) and "Spirit of Korean Celadon" (2002).

"It is still rare and difficult to see North Korean films here", said Hwang Kyun-min, coordinator of the section. "And we think that the screening of `The Blood Stained Route Map' is timely since the issue of Dokdo is very controversial now".

"The Blood Stained Route Map", directed by Phyo Kwang, is about a family from the Goryeo period (918-1392), who fight together to protect the Dokdo islets against the invasion of Japan. The film will make its premiere in South Korea at the festival.
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North Korean Film on Tokto to Screen

Source | 2005/04/12 | Permalink |

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

A local film festival will screen three North Korean films as part of its event, including a 2002 movie about an ancient fight to protect Tokto (Dokdo) Islets from Japanese invaders.

The organizing committee of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) announced Tuesday that three North Korean films have been added to the Special Screening section. They are "The Blood Stained Route Map" (2002), "Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park" (2001) and "Spirit of Korean Celadon" (2002).


A scene from the North Korean film "The Blood Stained Route Map"

"It is still rare and difficult to see North Korean films here," said Hwang Kyun-min, coordinator of the section. "And we think that the screening of `The Blood Stained Route Map' is timely since the issue of Tokto is very controversial now."

"The Blood Stained Route Map," directed by Phyo Kwang, is about a family from the Koryo period (918-1392), who fight together to protect the Tokto islets agai...| More