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Directed by Im Kwon-taek (임권택)
Screenplay by Im Kwon-taek (임권택), Kang Hye-yeon (강혜연), Kim Yong-ok (김용옥)
120min | Release date in South Korea : 2002/05/10During the 1850s, KIM Byung-moon saves young Seung-up from being beaten by a group of drifters. Seung-up draws him a picture to explain the reason of being beaten. KIM looks carefully at Seung-up's rough yet extraordinary talent... and years later, KIM encourages Seung-up to pursue the life of a true artist and gives him a pen name, Oh-won. Seung-u... More
The 2009 Cannes Film Festival closed its curtains on May 24th.
A total of 10 Korean films were invited to screen at Cannes. Director Bong Joon-ho's "Mother - 2009" was invited to compete for the "Un Certain Regard" prize, receiving great praise in the process. Park Chan-wook's "Thirst" took home the Jury Prize. And once again, Cannes provided an opportunity to show the world what Korean films are all about. Recently, Korean films have been showing their best side at the world's top film festivals including Cannes, Berlin and Venice. Behind their success is what some might call "cinema diplomacy". Since the launch of the Pusan Film Festival in 1996, a host of international festivals are introducing Korean films to viewers around the world every year. This led to "Strokes of Fire", by Im Kwon-taek winning Best Director in 2002, and Park Chan-wook winning the Grand Prix at Cannes two years later with "Old Boy". The same year "3-Iron" was awarded Best Director at Venice. Why can'...| More | ||||||||||||||||
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The 12th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is underway June 13 -21 with Korean presence strong throughout including 2 films in competition, and a retrospective on veteran director IM Kwon-taek who will also preside over the 5-member Asian New Talent international jury.
Korean film "Rough Cut" by debut director JANG Hoon competes alongside 15 features in the main international award section for various Jin Jue awards. Jin Jue jury president this year is Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle. Korean producer OH Jungwan will also serve on this year's jury. In the Asian New Talent competition section is hit Korean comedy "Scandal Makers" ("Speedy Scandal"), the directing debut by KANG Hyeong-cheol. The international jury, led by IM, will select the best feature and best director for awards worth RMB 150,000 each. A special retrospective on the master director will include some of IM's most highly regarded works. From his 80s period is Venice-w...| More | ||||||||||||||||
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 By Lee Hyo-wonStaff Reporter Actor Choi Min-sik has returned to local screens to take the audience on a faraway journey to "Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells", which opens in theaters June 11. The actor is virtually synonymous with contemporary Korean cinema, with the so-called "first" domestic blockbuster "Shiri" (Swiri) (1998) to Im Kwon-taek's award-winning "Chihwaseon" ("Strokes of Fire", 2002) and Park Chan-wook's international breakthrough "Old Boy" (2003). He was also accused of upping guarantees for high-profile actors, though Kang Woo-suk later rescinded the statement and apologized. The 47-year-old may have been absent from the silver screen for four years, but his presence remained strong ― in 2007, he showed off his theatrical streak in the play "Pillow Man" while last year the 14th Lyon Asian Film Festival held a retrospective on Choi. "Expression (acting) itself is important, but the process of absorbing things before taking part in a project is vital. ...| More | ||||||||||||||||
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 The new movie "Thirst" by Korea's renowned director Park Chan-wook won one of the three main awards of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.The film a dark story about a priest-turned-vampire who struggles against his bloodthirsty instincts won the jury prize at the Cannes on Sunday being praised as a "unique noir film" by jurors. This marks Park Chan-wook's second Cannes award after he took home the Grand Jury Prize with the revenge thriller "Old Boy" in 2004. This win represents his third prize at an international film festival as his science fiction comedy "I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok" garnered him the Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 2007. In his acceptance speech Park said that for him the joy of creating is the main engine that enables him to make movies adding that he wants to share the honor with his close friend and colleague Song Kang-ho who starred in the movie. Eight Korean movies have been entered as candidates at the Cannes Film Festival and "Thirst" has b...| More | ||||||||||||||||
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| Director Park Chan-wook's latest film "Thirst" has won the Jury Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival. The award is his second honor at Cannes, following the Grand Prix in 2004 for his cult classic "Old Boy". At its Cannes presentation the powerful and enigmatic story of a priest-turned-vampire received mixed reviews. Some have rated it the best film of the year, while some were skeptical about the overly complex symbolism of the film. Nonetheless, all members of the jury agreed that the film left a very powerful and lasting impression on the audience. "Thirst" is one of four Korean movies that won awards in the festival's competitive section. The first one was venerable director Im Kwon-taek's "Strokes of Fire", which garnered the Best Director Prize in 2002. Two years later director Park Chan-wook won the Grand Prix for "Old Boy", followed by actress Jeon Do-yeon's Best Actress Award in 2007 for her impressive performance in "Secret Sunshine". Meanwhile, the Palme d'O...| More | ||||||||||||||||
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