Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring (Movie - 2003)

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  Oh Yeong-soo
  오영수
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  Seo Jae-kyung
  서재경
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  Kim Young-min
  김영민
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  Kim Ki-duk
  김기덕
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  Kim Jung-young
  김정영
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  Ji Dae-han
  지대한

• Choi Min (최민)

• Park Ji-ah (박지아)

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  [Guest Film Review] "Human, Space, Time and Human"
  2018/09/01
  In a rather tumultuous period for him, with the accusations about his horrendous treatment of female actors in his films becoming public, and, let's face it, the lack of the quality that made him an international sensation in his latest works, it is good to see Kim Ki-duk back on form, in the style that has made him both famous and the object of controversy,...More

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  [Guest Film Review] "ARIRANG - Movie"
  2016/12/24
  Following an incident in "Dream", where the lead protagonist, Lee Na-young almost died during a hanging scene, and after his long-time assistant, Jang Hoon and the producer of the film "Poongsan" abandoned him during the film's shootings the same year (2011), Kim Ki-duk retreated to a secluded mountain house. Eventually he decided to shoot a documentary of shorts while there, entirely by himself, that came to be "ARIRANG - Movie". It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and won the top award for best film,...More

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  Most Watched Film in South Korean History Lands in U.S. with Successful Opening Weekend
  2014/08/19
  "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" Tops Big Blockbusters – "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" - in Per-Screen Average Epic Historical War Film Becomes the Most Watched Film of All time in South Korea with over 14 Million Admissions South Korea's record shattering epic – "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" - had an extremely strong opening this past weekend in the U.S., while back in Korea it became the most watched film in the counties cinematic history by tallying admissions of over 14 million,...More

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  "One On One" online, Kim Young-min in 8 roles
  2014/05/29, Source
  Kim Ki-duk's 20th movie is trending. "One on One" started IPTV and online services on the 29th,...More

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "The Bow": Dead-Reckoning Romance
  2014/04/19
  In the Spotlight this Week: Kim Ki-duk's "The Bow"... Whether it be the dumb pander in "Bad Guy" (2002), the silent sneak in "3-Iron" (2004), or the mute monks of "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring" (2003), Kim Ki-duk loves silencing his puppets for our amusement. By hushing his heroes Kim sharpens our eyes to the meditative magic of the moving image. Dense dialogue and consuming chatter play second fiddle to the slow and symbolic seduction of curious characters lost in space. This is Kim's world, a placid and ethereal place that orbits a volatile sun with unseen molten madness at its core. There are both deep-seated and distance threats lurking in Kim's creations, forces that exist just out of frame that may, at any time, strike and sully the event with unadulterated Armageddon and subconscious conspiracies,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "A Little Monk" + Giveaway
  2014/04/18
  This movie depicts the dark side of Buddhism. I don't mean anything so cliched as monks driven mad by spiritual rights, jumping headfirst into the most grotesque hedony imaginable. "A Little Monk" goes into much more ambiguous territory, by giving us characters who don't actually seem to like Buddhism all that much, and yet they appear to have been forced into the faith by circumstance and don't really have any way of getting out,...More

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  Philadelphia Museum of Art Korean Film Series
  2014/03/26, Source
  Featuring a mix of contemporary films, documentaries, and classics, this series showcases traditional and modern Korean culture with themes explored in the exhibition Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Each film is introduced by Joe Kim, founder of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. Discussions with experts in Korean film and history follow most screenings,...More

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] Closing the Circle in "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring"
  2013/08/31
  In the Spotlight this Week: "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring" (2003) by Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk's disturbing domestic thriller "Moebius" is, for better or worse, nearly upon us. While three of Korea's top directors have been busy presenting their first 'international' films this year, Kim has shifted away from the globe's greedy searchlight. Instead, the dark alchemist has chosen to creep deep into Korea's domestic space with a knife in hand, grinning as he slips the blade under the covers to bloody our wet dreams forever. The film's nightmarish body horror could not be further in function than the calm and reflective efforts found in Kim's 2003 masterpiece: "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring" - a spellbinding and contemplative film that is arguably Kim's most enduring creation,...More

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  [HanCinema's Image Gallery] Seasonal Shifts in "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring"
  2013/08/31
  A selection of high quality shots presented by season from Kim Ki-duk's masterpiece "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring",...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Talk] "Bedevilled" @ 24fps
  2013/06/22
  Jang Cheol-soo's second feature "Secretly and Greatly" is currently closing in on 6 million admissions at the box office, but before it goes any higher I wanted to zoom-in on my perhaps my favourite scene in modern Korean cinema. The above image is taken from "Bedevilled" (2010), Jang's debut film after having assisted Kim Ki-duk with "Samaria" (2004) as well as "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring" (2003). "Bedevilled" was one of earlier Korean films I watched, and it set the bar high in terms of its stunning cinematography and visual story telling. Jang's psychological horror made its premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and won a string of awards from Korean organisations (including four 'Best New Director' awards), but sadly only sold a little over 160,000 tickets during its run in theatres. The film was a critical success, and if you're talking about Korean revenge films, "Bedevilled" is one of the most hellishly satisfying thrills out there,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Story] The Video Diary of a Madman: Kim-Ki-duk's Arirang
  2012/10/06
  Kim Ki-duk is sitting in a tent, in a cabin, crying. He is watching one of his young protagonist struggle to drag a sizeable stone up to the highest peaks that surround his isolated island monastery. Over treacherous frozen ice and up steep embankments of shrubs and loose rocks the monk climbs. This is a scene from Kim Ki-duk's 2003 film "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring"; a story that, like so many others of Kim's films, was a deeply introspective tale that captured Kim's imagination and spirit. In "ARIRANG - Movie" Kim Ki-duk turns his Canon Mark II on himself and confesses his "life as a director and as a human being". Kim is huddled in a grey blanket against the white interior of his tent. In this moment there is little visually that separates this awarding winning filmmaker and the cold and hard struggle of the young monk powering through the frigid mountainside. Kim seemed on the verge of tears throughout this 'scene' and when the monk eventually drops his prized statue on his ascend, the personal pain Kim seemed to feel as a result of this was palpable. There was nowhere to hide within his small rural dwelling, and throughout the film Kim shifts between disturbing emotion states and their accompanying revelations as he attempts to document his own journey of self-psychology and repair,...More

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  Kim Ki-duk's 'Pieta' in competition at Venice
  2012/08/29, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk, left, speaks at a press conference on Wednesday in Seoul. Kim's latest work "Pieta", starring actress Jo Min-soo, center, and actor Lee Jung-jin, will vie for the top prize Golden Lion at the 69th Venice Film Festival which kicked off Wednesday. / Yonhap By Rachel Lee, Kwaak Je-yup It's the time of the year again when the world's finest film directors and stars flock to an island in north eastern Italy. The Venice Film Festival, the oldest event of its kind in the world, opened Wednesday on the island of Lido, and veteran director Kim Ki-duk will represent Korea for the main competition. "I would like to see and learn how other directors look at today's society", said Kim at a press conference on Wednesday in Seoul. "It will provide new perspectives".,...More

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  [HanCinema Report] Packed house for opening of KOFFIA in Sydney
  2012/08/28
  KOFFIA 2012 - 22-28 August, 2012 The 3rd annual Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) kicked off last week on 22 August at picturesque Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia. It was a packed house at Dendy Cinema for the Opening Ceremony which began with an official welcome and a brief run through of this year's festival by KOFFIA 2012 Artistic Director Kieran Tully. Guests were then treated with a delightful performance of a traditional Korean Fan Dance (Buchaechum) by Hyun Kim before the official opening of the festival by Consul-General of the Republic of Korea (Sydney) Mr Jin-Soo Kim. The night concluded with a well-received screening of the highest grossing Korean film of 2011, Kim Han-min's spectacular "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon",...More

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  [USA - Long Island City] The Museum of the Moving Image/Outdoor Cinema 2012
  2012/08/14, Source
  The Korea Society and the Museum of The Moving Image co-present "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring" - a gorgeously shot feature film that has grossed more in box office receipts than any Korean movie released in United States to date. Directed by phenom Kim Ki-duk, the film is a pastoral poem about the changing seasons and a meditation on the cycle of life. In a tranquil and timeless setting of a temple floating on a lake in a forest, surrounded by mountain spires that cut the monastery off from worldly concerns, an old monk teaches his young disciple the wisdom of Buddha over the many seasons of their lives. In Korean with English subtitles,...More
• Kim Ki-duk's new film up for competition in Venice fest
  2012/07/31, Source
  Korean director Kim Ki-duk's latest film "Pieta" has been invited to a competitive section of this year's Venice International Film Festival, the movie's local distributor said. "Pieta" was among the 18 films chosen to compete for the prestigious Golden Lion award at the 69th Venice film festival, which runs from Aug. 29 to Sept. 8, NEW, the distributor, said in a release Thursday,...More

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  2012 Film Line-up Revealed!
  2012/07/20, Source
  The 3rd Korean Film Festival in Australia, KOFFIA, is pleased to announce its film line-up for 2012. KOFFIA will showcase 20 of the best and latest Korean feature films as well as a few past classics, in a diverse program that will allow audiences to discover their connection to Korean cinema and culture. Audiences will once again be treated to a feast of Korean festivities taking place at Dendy Opera Quays in Sydney and ACMI Cinemas Federation Square in Melbourne. While for the first time selected titles will also screen at Tribal Theatre in Brisbane, as August and September sees 16 days of screenings across the Australian east coast,...More

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  ANNOUNCING THE 1ST TORONTO KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 22 TO JULY 1, 2012
  2012/06/12, Source
  Toronto - The 1st Toronto Korean Film Festival will be held at Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave) from June 22nd to July 1st. This year's film listing was announced at the May 26th press conference. Confirmed films and highlights include:   June 22nd Opening:  The festival kick-starts with "Secret Sunshine" (2007). The leading actress of the film, Jeon Do-yeon, won Best Actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. There will an opening party following the screening,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Where did it all start for you?
  2012/03/10
  If you had asked me five years ago about Korean cinema I would not have been able to name a single film, let alone any actors, directors, or anything close to the mark. Korean cinema in all its richness and fluidity was unknown to me and its riveting array of melodramas, thrillers, and comedies were well clear of my cinematic radar. Then, in 2007, I had my first taste of it when I came to Seoul on a brief two-week trip. In a dark and crowded apartment, I took up the chance to watch an unknown Korean horror titled "Red Eye", and that marked my first step towards becoming a true Korean cinephile,...More

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  Finecut announces new KIM Ki-duk film
  2012/02/13, Source
  Seoul-based sales company Finecut has announced the well-known Korean director Kim Ki-duk's next film, tentatively titled "Pieta", is set to start shooting this month. The film is about a brutal man who works for a cruel loan shark. Without any family or loved ones to worry about, he has no fear or hesitation when it comes to carrying out his evil deeds. One day, a mysterious woman shows up in his life, saying she is his mother. At first, he doesn't believe her, having no memories of a mother. But as his attachment to her grows, he discovers her gruesome yet sad secret,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Subtitles: Reading between the Frames
  2011/12/31
  It's an obstacle that some are not able to overcome in order to appreciate foreign films. A permanent divide that marks a film as 'alien' and not of your own tongue or cultural frame of reference. It's an intrusive necessity that simultaneously invites and imparts difference on one's viewing experience. 'Reading' a foreign film tampers with the message in order to bridge the language barrier that exists between the spectacle and the spectator. But film is a medium made up of two languages, that which is spoken and heard and that which is seen, but it is the experience as a whole that matters most,...More

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  Bittersweet Life: Korean cinema's secret popularity in the UK
  2011/12/07, Source
  International distribution expert and analyst and former Screen International journalist Robert Mitchell looks at the gulf between artistic and business successes of Korean cinema in the UK. Ask any cine-literate film-goer, critic, blogger or tweeter in the UK about Korean cinema and you'll be greeted with an enthusiastic response. They will talk of the Hallyu period of the past decade, a wealth of some of the most creative and interesting film-making in the world. They will speak with passion about Park Chan-wook, Kim Ki-duk and Bong Joon-ho. International festivals like Cannes play a major role in building this awareness. "The route to the international market is through festivals", says Danny PERKINS, CEO of StudioCanal UK, which released Bong's "The Host" and Kim's "3-Iron" amongst other Korean titles. "If a director's film features in one of the bigger festivals it can put them and their work permanently on the map",...More

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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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  Enjoying Autumn in Mt. Juwang
  2011/10/28, Source
  By Doug Craig 원고 코너가을엔 산이 최고다! Mountains are beautiful during all 4 seasons. Their splendor cannot be expressed in words, especially during the fall. Let's take a look at the beautiful autumn foliage at its best! Juwangsan, or Juwang Mountain National Park, located in North Gyeongsang Province, is 5 hours away by car from Seoul These days, the park is packed with vistors,...More

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  "Amen", KIM Ki-duk's Latest Film, is Off to Competition at San Sebastian
  2011/08/22, Source
  by KOFIC Staff Kim Ki-duk is returning with a new narrative film in three years. Two Korean films have been officially invited to the 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Spanish-language regions. KIM's "Amen" (2011), his first narrative feature production in three years. has been invited to the festival's Competitive Official Selection, while Lim Woo-seong's "Scars" (2011) is competing at festival's Zabaltegi-New Directors Section,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Introduce Yourself to Korean Cinema: 7 Films to Get You Started
  2011/05/28
  Are you interested in Korean cinema but don't know where to start? The following is a short list of films that I believe would give any film enthusiast a good grounding for what Korean cinema has to offer. They include award-winning films, films that provide insight into Korea's history and culture, as well as a couple of fantastic genre films that Korean cinema tends to favour.,...More

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  New wave of pop culture redefines Korea
  2010/07/05, Source
  By Andrew Salmon
  Contributing writer
  
  In 1990, the American academic Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power". This referred to nations winning friends and influencing people through the attraction,...More

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  Korean Cinema Taking Root in World Academia
  2010/04/28, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter In recent years, South Korean cin ema has established a notable place on the world map ― two local titles will be competing at the Cannes Film Festival next month. Moreover, the recognition is beginning to branch out of the festival circuit into underground youth culture, and finally, academia. Before examining the phenomenon, it is interesting to note Japan’s example: cultural content such as manga (comic books) and anime have long become mainstream entertainment while many institutes of higher education place importance on Japanese studies. This can be seen as partially the result of when people who discover the magic of manga as kids grow up to become specialists in Japanese history and culture, according to John Duncan, professor and director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),...More
• France Telecom and Deauville Festival to present Asian films on cell phones
  2010/02/18, Source
  France Telecom subsidiary Orange™ has teamed up with the 12th Deauville Asian Film Festival (March 10 to 14, 2010) to showcase Asian cinema on its service portals. Films to be screened include a focus on Korean maverick auteur Kim Ki-duk plus tw,...More

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  'Fantasy of Korea Key to Drawing Global Audience'
  2010/01/11, Source
  By Kang Hyun-kyung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Korea doesn't seem to spark the imagination of North Americans, and this partly explains why Korean films are not popular there, observed an award-winning filmmak,...More

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  Korean Comedy Breaks into U.S Market
  2009/02/11, Source
  "Scandal Makers" ("Speedy Scandal"), last year's fourth most successful film at the box office has been released in Los Angeles. The f,...More

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  World renowned film music artist Ji Bark
  2009/02/10, Source
  Composer Ji Bark (33) received the Jerry Goldsmith Awards at 23 to become the first Asian recipient. Many Koreans may not know him but he is known as a globally promising genius musician. He was the m,...More
• PIFF Competition Section Promotes Asian Cinema
  2008/10/03, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  BUSAN ― The star-studded jury of New Currents, the unique competition section of the 13th Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF), met with the press Friday to discuss the competition's aim to promote Asian cinema and in particular rising young direc,...More

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  'Crossing' to Represent Korea for Oscar
  2008/08/07, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The North Korean defector movie "Crossing" will represent South Korean cinema as a possible competitor in,...More
• Korean Movies to Shine at Int'l Film Fests
  2008/06/30, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  South Korean movies continue to make their way around the globe to vie for prizes and reach a wider audience. Some notable trips to international film festivals include feted director Kim Ki-duk's latest work <,...More

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  KIM Ki-duk's "Dream" to compete in San Sebastian
  2008/06/26, Source
  "Dream" (Korean title: "Bimong"), the fifteenth film by director Kim Ki-duk, has been sel,...More

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  MoMa NYC showcases KIM Ki-duk films
  2008/04/24, Source
  The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) will screen Kim Ki-duk films from April 23 until May 8 to New York City audiences. Fourteen films of the maverick,...More

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  [THE HIGH TIDE OF THE KOREAN WAVE(32)] Spain discovers Korea and cries out for more
  2008/04/22, Source
  In the last few years, Korean films, TV dramas and pop music have become immensely popular abroad, a phenomenon known as the Korean Wave. This is the 32nd in a series of essays by a select group of sc,...More

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  Kim Ki-duk's "The Isle" Selected a Most Difficult Movie
  2008/04/17, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's "The Isle (Seom)" was selected as one of the 10 most difficult f,...More

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  A "Beautiful" But Miserable Woman
  2008/02/06, Source
  The life of a beautiful woman is miserable. Though Eun-yeong feels flattered when people ask for her autograph and men court her and barrage her with gifts, she is not happy at all.
  
  Men bother her,...More

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  Top Stars Join KIM Ki-duk's 15th Feature
  2008/01/08, Source
  Controversial director Kim Ki-duk has cast South Korean leading actress Lee Na-young alo,...More
• KOFIC and UK Film Council Announce Deal
  2007/10/17, Source
  In an important pact between the two countries, the UK Film Council and its Korean counterpart KOFIC signed a Co-Distribution Agreement during this year's Pusan International Film Festival. Beginning in November 2007, distributors of UK and Korean films will be eligible for print and advertising su,...More

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  D-War Opening Weekend at the US Box Office
  2007/09/18, Source
  Shim Hyung-rae's big budget monster film "D-War" opened in the 5th position at the US,...More

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  'D-War' Breaks Korean Box Office Record in U.S.
  2007/09/17, Source
  Korean monster blockbuster "D-War" is screened at movie theater AMC 25 in Manhattan, New York./Newsis
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• Two Films Go to Cannes
  2007/04/20, Source
  By Seo Dong-shin
  Staff Reporter
  
  Films by two renowned South Korean directors are heading to this year's competition section of Cannes Film Festival, arguably the world's most prestigious film festival.
  
  The two films are Lee Chang-dong,...More

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  Director Is Back, Milder
  2007/04/01, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Famous filmmaker Kim Ki-duk is back with a new film. And he is visibly a lot milder.
  
  Kim was at the center,...More

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  "The Host" Exceeds 1 Mil. in US Earnings
  2007/03/28, Source
  The film "The Host" has earned one million US dollars at the US box office in the three weeks after its release there, its producer Chungeora,...More

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  The Host Successful in China and US
  2007/03/14, Source
  "The Host" has the scoop of becoming the first Korean film opening at the top of the box office in China. The film earned about US$ 630,000 i,...More

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  Korean Movie 'The Host' to be Released in US
  2007/03/02, Source
  The nation's all-time box office hit "The Host" will screen in U.S. theaters on March ninth.
  
  U.S. distributor Magnolia Pictures said on it,...More
• Global Human Epic to be Filmed
  2007/01/10, Source
  A mega scale global film project is expected to rewrite the history of Korean cinema.
  
  Domestic film agency Vision Link Global (Pres. Lee In-hyeong) said Tuesday that South Korea, China, the U.S. and France will invest 50 billion won to produce a movie temporarily titled "Melanie's Violin" for sim,...More
• King and the Clown chosen as Korea's Oscar entry
  2006/09/21, Source
  KOFIC has announced that Lee Joon-ik's King and the Clown will be Korea's submission for the Foreign Language Film category of the 79th Academy Awards.
  
  The film was selected by a KOFIC-appointed committee after considering factors such as th,...More
• 2006 Korea Film Festival Opens in London
  2006/09/20, Source
  The 2006 Korea Film Festival will open in London September 27.
  
  Organized by the Korean Culture Center in the U.K. and the Korea Culture & Content Agency, this year's festival will mark the year of mutual visits to South Korea and the U.K. The festival will screen eight domestic hit movies and fou,...More
• Korean Pop Culture Spreads to Paraguay
  2006/08/03, Source
  Korean pop culture is gaining popularity in the South American country Paraguay.
  
  Paraguayan broadcaster Red Guarani decided to air hit the television series "Winter Sonata" on prime time—5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays—starting from,...More
• LJ Film and Focus Features Join Hands
  2006/04/14, Source
  Korean company LJ Film and U.S.-based Focus Features have agreed to the joint production of the film The Julia Project (working title), a film about the American Julia Mullock, wife of the last Korean crown prince Kyu LEE. The film will be LJ Film's most ambitious project to date.
  
  LJ Film and Foc,...More
• 'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring'
  2006/04/01, Source
  Some critics were surprised by what they saw
  
  Adam Hartzell (internews)
  
  When asking my opinion about "Kill Bill 2", a good friend of mine was shocked to hear I hadn't seen either yet (and still haven't). "That surprises me since you're so into Asian film", was his response to this news. I j,...More
• Prime Entertainment Expands
  2006/03/27, Source
  Innotz / Prime Entertainment, a new player in the Korean film industry, just got bigger, after taking over the well-established production company Korea Entertainment. The latter is known for its commercial hits Mapado, The,...More
• Korean Cinema Lecture at Yale University
  2006/02/28, Source
  A course in Korean film studies will be offered starting this spring at Yale University, one of the elite universities in the United States.
  
  Prof. Seungja Choi (55) who teaches Korean language studies in the department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale, revealed on the 27th that thi,...More
• kim ki-duk q&a
  2005/09/28, Source
  "I'm not a believer but one day I hope I'll come to believe in everything!"
  
  In connection with Cinematekets Kim Ki-duk series, Kim Ki-duk introduced his award-winning Samaritan Girl (,...More
• "Welcome to Dongmakgol" picked as official selection for Oscar foreign-language film entries
  2005/09/19, Source
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Ahn Jung-sook) has picked "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (directed by Bae Jong) as Korea's final official selection for Oscar foreign-lang,...More
• "Old Boy" Ticket Sales Hit $500,000 in U.S.
  2005/05/10, Source
  The movie "Old Boy" has recorded US$500,000 in ticket sales in the U.S., bringing the number of Korean movies that took in more than $500,000 in U.S. box offices to four. The other three movies are ",...More
• Art Film Director Tries New Strategy
  2005/05/08, Source
  Despite becoming a darling of the international festival circuit, director Kim Ki-duk has found little commercial success with his films domestically. So Kim says he will look for a different strategy when it comes to releasing his newest work,,...More
• German company eyes co-producing movie about composer Yun Isang
  2005/04/21, Source
  Two producers from a leading German art-house film company visited Seoul this week to discuss a movie project about the life of world-renowned composer Yun Isang, a Korean native who was abducted and imprisoned by a past authoritarian government.
  
  Pandora Film, an independent film production, mark,...More
• Korea Film Fest of Florence 2005
  2005/03/23, Source
  Retrospective of Kim Ki-duk to be held also in Milan, Rome, and Turin
  Korea Film Fest
  3rd International Festival of Korean Cinematography in Florence
  
  South Korea invades Italy in the third engagement of the Korean Film Fest, an internation,...More
• 'Old Boy' to hold a special preview as a form of showcase in the U.S.
  2005/03/19, Source
  Before its release in the U.S., cinema 'Old Boy' holds a special preview as a form of showcase.
  
  KOCCA (Korea Culture & Content Agency) U.S.Office said 'Old Boy' is provoking the mos,...More
• Director Prefers to Get Funding From Abroad
  2005/03/09, Source
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Acclaimed South Korean director Kim Ki-duk said that he will not receive local funding for his movies for the time being, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
  
  Kim said that local funding keeps him from ownin,...More
• Korean Films Target Global Market
  2005/02/23, Source
  SEOUL (Yonhap) _ A local film studio announced three movie projects targeting the global market.
  
  The movies are "Smells Like Butter" intended for the general North American audience, and "Love Talk" and "Love House", both targeting fans,...More
• [Local Films With English Subtitles]
  2005/02/04, Source
  ■ So Cute (Kwiyowo) (2002)
  At noon on Feb. 5
  Seoul Selection
  
  Everyone has a wish, be it big or small, practical or not. So does each character in this movie. Every character cherishes one small wish, but, in despair, tells the othe,...More
• Korea Crowds out Hollywood in Japan's Top 10 of Foreign Movies
  2005/01/07, Source
  Four of the Top 10 foreign films in Japan for 2004 came from Korea, according to a list compiled by the nation's leading movie magazine "Kinema Junbo".
  The magazine's annual roundup of the cream of the foreign film crop is selected by film critics and viewer's votes. It is one of the most prestigi,...More
• `Spring' Wins Best Foreign Film of Golden Aries
  2004/12/12, Source
  By Lee Yong-sung
  Staff Reporter
  
  "Pom, Yorum, Kaul, Kyoul . . . Kurigo Pom (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring)", the multiple award-winning Buddhism-inspired fable directed by,...More
• 'The 2004 Beijing Korean Film Festival' to herald Korean movie's advance into China in earnest.
  2004/11/29, Source
  'The 2004 Beijing Korean Film Festival' to be held from Dec. 2 through Dec. 6 in China, is likely to serve as a signal to herald Korean movie's advance into China in earnest.
  
  For this year's Beijing Korean Film Festival, recent 12 films such as ',...More
• A box-office record of 'Spring Summer Autumn Winter and Spring'
  2004/11/23, Source
  A box-office record of 'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring' by director Kim Ki-duk has exceeded $7 million (approximately 7.7 billio,...More
• Korean film "TaeGukgi" popular in U.S.
  2004/10/10, Source
  The Korean film, "Taegukgi" (The Brotherhood of War), which is competing in the race for the U.S. Academy Awards' nomination for best foreign film for the first time among Korean movies, earned $1 million in ticket sales at box offices in th,...More
• Kim's '3-Iron' Hailed as Moral Winner of Venice Film Festival
  2004/09/15, Source
  By Paolo Bertolin
  
  Kim Ki-duk might have not been winning the Golden Lion at the recently concluded Venice Film Festival, but his 11th film "Pinjip (3-Iron)", recipient of the Best Direc,...More
• New York Times Names Kang Je-gyu 'Steven Spielberg of East Asia'
  2004/09/05, Source
  New York Times introduced movie director Kang Je-gyu as the Steven Spielberg of East Asia, comparing his latest work "Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War" with "Saving Private Ryan".
  In,...More
• Five Korean Flicks Get Nod at NZ Film Fest
  2004/07/13, Source
  Cheong Cheol Yong (internews)
  
  New Zealand's 5-month-long film fantasy has a world of great films on tap
  
  When New Zealand's biggest film fest, the 2004 New Zealand International Film Festival, opened on the 9th, the beginning of a five-month-long movie marathon hit the road.
  
  Known as a,...More
• Michael Nyman takes charge of Kim Ki-Duk's Next Film Score
  2004/06/29, Source
  A renowned English film music composer Michael Nyman (60) will be in charge of directing the music for a film production. The movie he will participate in is director Kim Ki-duk's next movie ",...More
• He Knows how to Sell Celluloid
  2003/12/22, Source
  by Hwang Su-cheol
  
  In the Korean movie industry, dominated by comedies, Kim Dong-joo, the CEO of Showist and the executive producer of a movie "Old boy", is making waves.
  Kim thought that "Old boy", a 1997 series of comic books by Nobuaki,...More
• Four Korean films invited to Sundance
  2003/12/16, Source
  Two feature films, a short film and a documentary from Korea have been selected to screen in the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, which is scheduled to run from January 15 to 25 in Park City, Utah.
  
  The feature films in the World Cinema section include IM Sang-soo's Venice contender,...More
• Korean films sell well at MIFED
  2003/11/21, Source
  Korean international sales companies saw strong business at the recent MIFED film market in Milan, Italy. A large number of Korean films were sold to other territories, with strong interest being shown in titles Old Boy, Untold Scandal, Legend of the Evil Lake and others.
  
  ,...More
• Memories of Murder takes 3 awards at San Sebastian
  2003/10/01, Source
  Memories of Murder, the acclaimed hit film by director Bong Joon-ho, was named winner of three awards by three different juries at the 51st San Sebastian International Film F,...More
• Sony Pictures Classics buys Spring, Summer...
  2003/09/29, Source
  Sony Pictures Classics, one of the best known distributors of arthouse and foreign-language films in the U.S., has picked up North American rights to Kim Ki-duk's acclaimed ninth film, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring. The film depicts,...More
• Spring, Summer... awarded at Locarno
  2003/08/27, Source
  Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring, the 9th film by Korean director Kim Ki-duk, was warmly received at the Locarno International Film Festival and came home with four minor awards. Set at a remote Buddhist temple and depicting several st,...More