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"Arirang" and "The Yellow Sea" play at Mar del Plata
2011/11/09, Source,
Argentina's Mar del Plata International Film Festival is screening Korean films "ARIRANG - Movie", directed by Kim Ki-duk, and "The Yellow Sea", directed by Na Hong-jin during its 26th edition, Nov. 5 – 13.
Screening in the Panorama – Auteurs section, the documentary "ARIRANG - Movie" stars the maverick director Kim Ki-duk who shot the film of himself mainly while holing up in a mountain cabin in the woods. The film previously made its world premiere at the Cannes film festival where it won the Un Certain Regard award,...More
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Korean films set for Stockholm festival
2011/10/28, Source,
The 22nd Stockholm International Film Festival has announced its line-up to include a slew of films from the Republic of Korea including Hong Sang-soo's "The Day He Arrives", which previously screened in Cannes.
In the Asian Images section along with "The Day He Arrives", the festival has selected up-and-coming director Jeon Kyu-hwan's "Dance Town", about North Korean escapees, Kim Ki-duk's self-portrait documentary "ARIRANG - Movie", and Na Hong-jin's brutal thriller "The Yellow Sea",...More
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"I Saw the Devil" grand prize at Brussels
2011/04/19, Source,
Director Kim Ji-woon's "I Saw the Devil" won the grand prize at the 29th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
According to the festival homepage on the 20th, "I Saw the Devil" was nominated for the Golden Crow award among the 11 that were put up in the competing category.,...More
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Korean Cinema's long journey to achieve global respect
2010/11/11, Source,
[20 NOTABLE FILMS FROM KOREA]
November 12, 2010
Long Live Freedom Choi In-gyu, 1946 The first major film of the post-World War II period tells the story of a Korean freedom fighter opposing Japanese colonial rule in the war's waning days. The director had previously been forced to make Japanese propaganda films, and this film was seen as his response to having been exploited during Japanese colonialism.
"The Housemaid - 1960" / "Seopyeonje"
"The Housemaid - 1960" Kim Ki-young, 1960 Kim Ki-young was Korea's first renowned filmmaker, establishing his reputation with “The Housemaid- 1960,” which explores a destructive love affair between a married music teacher and a sexually predatory household servant. So convincing was Lee Eun-shim in her performance as the femme fatale that she angered the public and was unable to continue her film career,...More
