The Housemaid - 1960 (Movie - 1960)

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  Kim Jin-kyu
  김진규
  As
  Dong-sik
  (동식)
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  Lee Eun-shim
  이은심
  As
  Housemaid
  (하녀)
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  Ju Jeung-ryu
  주증녀
  As
  Dong-sik's wife
  (동식의 아내)
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  Um Aing-ran
  엄앵란
  As
  Jo Kyeong-hee
  (조경희)
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  Ahn Sung-ki
  안성기
  As
  Dong-sik's son, Chang-soon
  (동식의 아들, 창순)
• Go Seon-ae (고선애)

• Kang Seok-je (강석제)

• Hwang Sook-rang (황숙랑)

• Na Jeong-ok (나정옥)

• Lee Yoo-ri (이유리)

• Ok Kyeong-hee (옥경희)

• Na Ok-joo (나옥주)

• Jo Seok-geun (조석근)

• Choi Nam-hyun (최남현)

• Jo Seok-ho (조석호)

• Nam Bang-choon (남방춘)

• Kim Man (김만)

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  Kim Ki-young may have been internationally known for "The Housemaid - 1960" (and on a secondary level "Insect Woman" and "Io Island") but his contribution to Korean cinema and his successes in the local box office were numerous and quite significant. "Yangsan Province" falls mostly under the second category,...More

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  Kim Ki-young is considered one of the greatest Korean directors, particularly due to the 1960 film, "The Housemaid - 1960", which is considered by many the greatest achievement of Korean cinema. In "Woman of Fire", the second part of his "Housemaid Trilogy", Kim revisits the theme of the first film, adding a number of elements and a contemporary visual style, in an effort that earned him a Best Director Award from Blue Dragon,...More

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  "1987" overthrows "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds"... "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds", Kim Yong-hwa's adaptation of the first half of Joo Ho-min's webcomic "Singwa Hamgge", is now the fifth highest-grossing Korean film of all time. Last weekend Kim's fifth film surpassed 10 million admissions, and with the 742,417 admissions (23.69%) it claimed over this past weekend, the film has now overtaken "The Thieves"'s $87.9 million. Since its release five days before Christmas, "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" has accrued 12.8 million admissions or $96.9 million,...More

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  2018/01/14, Source
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  2016/02/15
  "A Violent Prosecutor" cruises to 8 million over Valentine's Day weekend... Lee Il-hyeong's "A Violent Prosecutor" retained pole position after putting in another dominate performance at the box office. Last weekend the film capture 73.7% of the box office pie, and week two for Lee's hit saw it claim and additional 1.3 million admissions (61%) to move its bottom line now to 8 million admissions, or $53 million. That's an incredible effort as the film races towards the 10 million admissions mark in record time,...More

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  From summer of 2013 to summer of 2015, concurrent with my starting to write for HanCinema full-time, I conducted research at the Korean Film Archive in Seoul, moving to live in that area. My purpose in this research was to get a fuller background in Korean film, as well as world cinema in general. While I was generally able to acquit myself well in this regard, in light of other events (see parts one and three of this series), certain experiences at the Film Archive need to be noted in order to add further proper perspective in regards to the problems of the industry as a whole. For further background I suggest reading Hal Swindall's excellent article on the troubles involved with academic-style research on the Korean peninsula (THE THREE WISE MONKEYS), as well as Lisa Espinosa's HanCinema feature on the Korean Film Archive to get some understanding as to what the institution is I'm referring to,...More

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  The 20th Busan International Film Festival is opening on the 1st. The highlight is of course, the Red Carpet. Who are the stars to be seen here? First come the actresses; Jeon Do-yeon from "The Shameless", Son Ye-jin from "Bad Guys Always Die", Park Bo-young from "COLLECTIVE INVENTION" and even Ha Ji-won.,...More

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  [HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2015.07.24 - 2015.07.26
  2015/07/27
  "The Assassination" dominates and threatens records... Not since "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" (South Korea's highest-grossing film) have Korea's moviegoers rallied so vehemently behind a moving picture. Choi Dong-hoon's drama "The Assassination" was officially released last Wednesday and was the film to see over the weekend. And see they did,...More

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  Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2015.07.24 ~ 2015.07.26
  2015/07/26, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Assassination" (암살),...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "The Housemaid - 1960"
  2014/12/13
  A rather average-looking family discusses the prospect of whether or not they should hire a housemaid. Suddenly, frightening musical chords strike as credited names appear in bloody font. At last, the camera ominously settles over two children playing cat's cradle. The implications are obvious. Indeed, something terrible and horrifying will happen if this family does anything so maddening as to hire a housemaid,...More

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  [HanCinema's Classics] "Woman of Fire" (1971): Infestations of the Heart and Home
  2014/01/10
  Riddled with rats, reds, and psychosexual perversions, Kim Ki-young's "Woman of Fire" (1971) is disturbing classic of note. If home is where the heart is, the castle from which a man rules, then untested kings beware; for no walls are higher enough and no moat too toxic to prevent Kim's black-blooded and blackmailing femme fatales from scurrying in and chewing on the phallic foundations.  "Woman of Fire" is the second motion picture in Kim Ki-young's 'housemaid trilogy', an adulterous series of misfortunate sexapades that started with Kim's masterly "The Housemaid - 1960", was further fuelled by "Woman of Fire", and rekindled once more with "Woman of Fire '82" (1982). These incendiary time capsules are all variants and remakes of the same disastrous domestic scenario, celluloided celebrations of fantastical femme fatales that enter Korea's strawman's mansions and gnaw at the hibernating hamartia that resides. In these Trojan tropes, corruptible morality is explored through psychosexual themes of fantasy and desire, threats to the hearth brought about by the welcoming of a dormant sexual reactor into the nuclear family,...More

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  [HanCinema's Image Gallery] "Woman of Fire" (1971)
  2014/01/10
  A selection of shots from Kim Ki-young's 1971 classic: "Woman of Fire" Kim Ki-young is one of Korea's most iconic director and created what many critics believe to be Korea's greatest film: "The Housemaid - 1960". Kim would later return to the themes and images found in that masterly film, and produced two other very similar movies that would later be called his 'Housemaid trilogy'. The following gallery contains a selection of shots and comments from his second film in that trilogy: "Woman of Fire" (1971) - To Remember, Share, and Enjoy! [spoiler],...More

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  Im Sang-soo's "The Taste of Money" sold to IFC
  2012/07/01, Source
  Director Im Sang-soo's "The Taste of Money" distribution rights in North America has been sold to IFC. This movie shows the corruption of rich people with sex, authority and killings. Kim Kang-woo appears as the assistant of Youn Yuh-jung's chairman husband Baek Yoon-sik and acts as her sex toy,...More

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  Director Im Sang-soo captures recipe of failure at Cannes
  2012/05/30, Source
  The Cannes Film Festival appears to be particularly cruel for one Korean director. Perhaps Im Sang-soo's tirade for his failure to win means a gap the Korean film industry has to fill to be a producer of movies that truly live up to global standards. Before and after the closing ceremony, Lim, who directed, "The Taste of Money", said to various Korean media that his failure to win was a personal "tragedy" and his participation a mistake because he was telling a "very Korean story" that foreigners can't understand,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Cinematic Pleasures on Korea's Big Screen
  2012/05/26
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  [Weekender] Restoring classics
  2012/03/15, Source
  A strip of 35-millimeter celluloid film, which has mostly been replaced by digital cinema / Korea Times file Early works return to life at Korean Film Archive By Lee Hyo-won Moviegoers today are accustomed to glossy, high-definition images that indiscriminately reveal slight skin blemishes of actors known for flawless complexions. Bass-heavy, surround-sound audio has also become the norm. The cinematic experience is more than about whether the plotline is appealing. The technical aspects of the audiovisuals often determine the overall aesthetics, of how one perceives the content. Sometimes the film itself is deliberately produced to capture the nostalgia of the past. Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist" (2011) pays direct homage to early 20th-century silent movies while Quentin Tarantino's signature visual style displays an adoration of old, dust-streaked images. In 2008, Ryoo Seung-wan experimented with old-fashioned dubbing for his retro action flick "Dachimawa Lee",...More

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  2012/01/08, Source
  Ahn Sung-ki's entire acting history has been revealed. Everything from Ahn Sung-ki's debut to the present moment can be seen at one glance. Ahn Sung-ki, who used to smile like a naïve boy and be so cute, earned himself the title 'genius kid actor' long ago,...More

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  Asiana International Short Film Festival closes with Promise
  2011/11/09, Source
  The 9th Asiana International Short Film Festival closed Monday, Nov. 7 after a six-day run with Jero YUN's fiction short "Promise" winning the best film award. At the Closing ceremony, Festival Director Ahn Sung-ki and jury head Kang Soo-yeon, both veteran Korean actors, were joined by jury members director INUDO Isshin from Japan, director Kim Tae-yong from Korea, Sarah Hoch DELONG, founder and Executive Director of the Guanajuato International Film Festival, and Tono Seigo, Festival Director of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia,...More

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  Kim Ki-young's debut film unveiled
  2011/05/27, Source
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  An American Shares His Passion for Korean Cinema with the World
  2011/03/22, Source
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  25-Year-Old Femme Director Headed to Berlinale
  2011/02/10, Source
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  Classic Korean Movies, Just in Time for the Holidays
  2010/12/09, Source
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  "The Housemaid" invited to film festival in Chicago
  2010/08/27, Source
  Posters of Korean erotic thriller "The Housemaid - 2010" [Sidus F&H] Korean director Im Sang-soo's modern adaptation of "The Housemaid" has been invited to this year's Chicago International Film Festival, according to the official website of the fest on Friday. "The Housemaid - 2010", about a young woman who is hired to work for a wealthy family and begins to have an affair with the man of the household, will be screened at the 46th Chicago film fest alongside other international movies from October 7 to 21,...More
• 'I Saw the Devil' and 'The Housemaid' invited to Toronto
  2010/08/02, Source
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  THE HOUSEMAID to be released in US by IFC
  2010/07/23, Source
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  "The Housemaid" to open in U.S. theaters
  2010/07/20, Source
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  The Housemaid tops Korean box office in its first week
  2010/05/25, Source
  Opening Thursday, May 13 across Korea, Cannes competition entry "The Housemaid - 2010" took the top position at the Korean box of,...More

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  "The Housemaid" sold to 15 countries at Cannes
  2010/05/25, Source
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  'Housemaid' Director Delights in Cannes Invitation
  2010/05/19, Source
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  'The Housemaid' in International Cannes Film Festival
  2010/05/17, Source
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  'Housemaid' Screened at Cannes Film Festival
  2010/05/15, Source
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  'Housemaid' is sexy, stylish, pulsating
  2010/05/06, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff reporter
  
  It's been half a century since Kim Ki-young's ",...More

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  Remake of `Housemaid` Not Just About Sex
  2010/05/04, Source
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  Im Sang-soo says Jeon Do-yeon is "full-fledged artist"
  2010/05/04, Source
  From left, "The Housemaid - 2010" cast Lee Jeong-jae, Seo Woo, Yoon Yeo-jeong, Jeon Do-yeon and director Im Sang-soo pose during a press screening held at the COEX Megabox Multiplex theater in Seoul, South Korea on May 3, 2010. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] What opened film "The Housemaid - 2010" was not the majestic mansion nor the elegant trail of a noblewoman's skirt we had seen through the still images or previews of the film revealed up till now. The film rather draws on women in a hurriedly-set up food alley in a new city who are cooking meat or handing out flyers to passers-by. And the moment the camera focuses on Eun-yi (played by Jeon Do-yeon), the only character who is seen smiling, one starts to feel an anticipation mixed with anxiety to see how this seemingly innocent female will change once she wears the clothes of a housemaid. Like director Im Sang-soo said -- "I believe it isn't a remake of the original film" -- the new version of "The Housemaid - 1960" revealed at a press screening on Monday was quite different from the original production helmed by the late director Kim Ki-young. The 2010 version of "The Housemaid - 1960", which adopts its characters from its original film from 50 years ago, strongly poses the question of what it means to live like a human being by depicting on Eun-yi's struggles. Below are excerpts from the press screening of the film which is set for release on May 13,...More
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  2010/04/21, Source
  By Gautaman Bhaskaran
  South Asia Correspondent
  
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  "Poetry", "Housemaid" to compete at Cannes Film Festival
  2010/04/16, Source
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  Jeon Do-yeon Returns to Screen in Risque Role
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  Two Korean Films to Vie at Cannes Festival in May
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  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
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  Director Im Sang-soo: 'I Made the Movie Without Feeling Pressure about the Original'
  2010/04/15, Source
  (from left) Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Jung-jae, Jeon Do-yeon, and director Im Sang-soo Director Kim Ki-young is truly the master in Korean filmmaking history. But, I made this remake movie with confidence, free from any pressure about the original that the director Kim Ki-young made". Director Im Sang-soo, who made the remake movie of the late Kim Ki-young's original "The Housemaid - 1960", said on April 13, "This remake movie has been made after 50 years, so I think there are interesting points that viewers can enjoy while watching the remake movie. Viewers might be able to compare how characters react differently and how the main actors and directors are different. " He explained, "By the way, the basic setting that a mysterious housemaid comes to a happy family and has an affair with the landlord is the same as the original",...More

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  'Housemaid' May Feature at Cannes
  2010/04/13, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Kim Ki-young's 1960 erotic thriller,,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] "The Housemaid - 2010" brings Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Jung-jae
  2010/01/21, Source
  Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae and Seo Woo are the main characters in the upcoming film, "The Housemaid - 2010". The two share a very surprising relationship! This movie started filming last 3rd of January. This movie is a remake of the 1960 film "The Housemaid - 1960" directed by Kim Ki-young. Jeon will be the housekeeper for a wealthy family and she has a phys,...More

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  [ChanMi's movie news] Youn Yuh-jung in new thriller "The Housemaid - 2010"
  2009/12/31, Source
  Actress Youn Yuh-jung will be in the new film, "The Housemaid - 2010". Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, and Seo Woo are the cast in this new thriller film which is a remake of the 1960's version "The Housemaid - 1960". The new "Housemaid" will be about a maid and the master having an intimate relationship that brings chaos. The maid will be Jeon and the master will be Lee Jung-jae. The master's wife Hera will be Seo Woo. Yoon will be the head housekeeper who watches the relat,...More

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  Lee Jung-jae to star in "The Housemaid" with Jeon Do-yeon
  2009/12/28, Source
  Korean actor Lee Jung-jae [Yedang Entertainment] Korean actor Lee Jung-jae has decided to play the main male role opposite actress Jeon Do-yeon in "The Housemaid - 2010", according to a press release on Monday. Lee had been contemplating till last week on whether to take on the role in "The Housemaid - 2010", a remake of a 1960s classic Korean film "The Housemaid - 1960" of the same title which is about a middle-class family breaking apart when the husband has an affair with the maid.,...More
• 2010 Korean Cinema Lineup
  2009/12/27, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The past year represented hope and revitalization for Korean cinema. While problems such as piracy linger on, the forecast for 2010 cinema appears promising with diverse projects in the making.
  
  Cineastes are finding inspiration from the past and are bringing rem,...More

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  Lee Jung-jae still in talks for film "The Housemaid - 2010"
  2009/12/24, Source
  Korean actor Lee Jung-jae [Yedang Entertainment] Korean actor Lee Jung-jae is reconsidering his decision to appear in Jeon Do-yeon film "The Housemaid - 2010", agency Yedang Entertainment said a phone call with Asia Economic Daily on Thursday. Yedang explained that although Lee had initially considered doing the film, he is currently "negotiating the details at the request of the producers" and that "a final decision will be made soon". The film's producer Miro Vision also confirmed today that "nothing has been set" regarding Lee's participation in the movie.,...More
• Movies to Watch in 2010
  2009/12/07, Source
  The film industry is already preparing for next year. Many renowned filmmakers have returned to Korea to produce movies about war and sequels to hit movies.
  
  Director Im Kwon-taek will produce his 101st movie,...More
• Two Korean Classics to be Remade
  2009/11/13, Source
  Two Korean classic films from 2 prolific Korean directors whose films were part of and contributed to the famous Golden Age of Korean cinema are about to be remade. This period between the 1960's and 1970's helped lay the ground work for many of today's modern directors. The original ",...More

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  Jeon Do-yeon Cast in 'The Housemaid - 2010'
  2009/11/02, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Award-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon will play the lead role in the upcoming remake of,...More
• 80 Restored Classic The Housemaid Released on DVD
  2009/08/27, Source
  Director Kim Ki-young's best known work and a all-time classic of Korean cinema is finally available on DVD. Over several years, "The Housemaid - 1960" (1960) went through,...More

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  Late Film Director Yu to Get National Order of Culture Merit
  2009/06/29, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Master director Yu Hyun-mok passed away Sunday due to a combination of cerebral infarction and diabetes durin,...More
• Local Films to Shine at Cannes Fest
  2009/05/10, Source
  By Han Sang-hee
  Staff Reporter
  
  A total of 10 Korean movies will be shown at the Cannes International Film Festival from May 13-24, marking the highest number of local films ever to be included in the prestigious event's roster.
  
  The first local film ever to be invited to the event was,...More
• Jeonju Int'l Film Fest Announces Line-up
  2009/04/09, Source
  One of Korea's top three annual cinema events, the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), is celebrating its tenth edition this month. Running April 30 – May 9, JIFF will screen 200 films from 42 countries. Among them are 12 feature film World Premieres mainly from the Korean Feature Competiti,...More
• Jeonju Fetes Decade of Promoting Indie Cinema
  2009/04/09, Source
  10th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) to Be Held April 30-May 8
  
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
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• The Emergence of Korean Cinema: Out of the Darkness, Onto the World Stage
  2009/03/11, Source
  Korean cinema has taken a long, winding road to where it is today: in the 20th century, it has weathered foreign occupation, civil war, political censorship, a maze of regulations, a barrage of imports, and South Korea's turbulent democratization movement two decades ago.
  
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• Gina Kim Project Goes to CineMart
  2008/12/23, Source
  Korean director Gina Kim'a latest project-in-development, "The Housemaid - 2010" a remake of Kim Ki-young's 1960 classi,...More
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  2008/10/27, Source
  A remake of Korean cinema milestone, "The Housemaid - 1960", the 1960 masterpiece by eccentric genius Kim Ki-young, is being developed by production company Mirovision. Aw,...More
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  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
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  2008/08/22, Source
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• 2nd CinDi Brings Digital Diversity to Seoul
  2008/08/22, Source
  The Cinema Digital Seoul festival, (CinDi), now in its second year, kicked off August 20th with a weeklong supply of diverse digital films to Seoul's trendy Apgujeong district. The 2nd CinDi screens 71 films from 18 countries, including an impressive opening title, 24 City, the latest by China's aw,...More
• Digital Film Fest Kicks Off Competition
  2008/08/19, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The Cinema Digital Seoul (CinDi), a weeklong celebration of digital films, opens Wednesday. Now in its second year, the event features 71 movies from 18 countries, including a competition for up and coming Asian directors, through Tuesday at CGV Apgujeong.
  
  The sm,...More
• Korean Films at the 12th PiFan
  2008/07/18, Source
  The 12th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) kicks off this July 18 – 27 with the biggest line-up of genre films in Asia. Best of all are the return of high-profile Korean films to the fest and a warmer interaction with the local film industry after setbacks in previous years. KOF,...More
• Bucheon Welcomes Asia's Largest Genre Film Fest
  2008/07/06, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Every summer, Bucheon, the small city sandwiched between Seoul and Incheon, turns into Asia's ultimate paradise for fantastic cinema. From July 18 to 27, the 12th Puchon (Bucheon) International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) invites 205 fantasy flicks from 35 coun,...More
• Complete Kim Ki-young Retrospective to Screen in Seoul
  2008/06/13, Source
  A complete retrospective of the late director Kim Ki-young, nicknamed "Mr. Monster" for his eccentric genius, will be held at the Korean Film Archive from June 20-29.
  
  Although retrospectives of Kim'swork have been held before in Pusan, Pari,...More
• KOFIC to promote Korean films at Cannes
  2008/05/15, Source
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) will be engaged in diverse efforts to promote Korean cinema at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
  
  With five titles screening in various sections of the festival including Kim Jee-woon's ",...More
• Five Korean films join Cannes fest
  2008/05/15, Source
  The 61st Cannes Film Festival has kicked off with fanfare, spicing up the festive mood for moviegoers all around the world. The ebullient mood remains largely the same here in Korea, but one thing is palpably different: There's no chance for a Korean movie or actor grabbing an award in the competiti,...More

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  Korean Films to See at Cannes
  2008/04/27, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The world's premier film event, Festival de Cannes, will open for the 61st time May 14-25 in the southern French port city. While there are no Korean entrees this ye,...More

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  [THE HIGH TIDE OF THE KOREAN WAVE(25)] Hallyu: the Koreanization of world culture
  2008/03/21, 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 25th in a series of essays by a select group of sc,...More

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  Scorsese's foundation selects KIM Ki-young classic
  2008/02/26, Source
  Director Kim Ki-young has lately been revived in various retrospectives and the latest posthumous honour will be the digital restoration of his,...More
• World Cinema Foundation to Digitally Restore Film by Kim Ki-young
  2008/02/13, Source
  The World Cinema Foundation, founded by world-renowned film director Martin Scorsese, and the Korean Film Archive will digitally restore director Kim Ki-young's representative work, ',...More
• Korean student films win multiple awards in Poitiers
  2006/03/28, Source
  Three shorts by Korean film students picked up four awards at the 29th Rencontres Internationales Henri Langlois, held from March 20-26 in Poitiers, France.
  
  The official jury, which considered 60 short and medium-length student films from around the world, presented its Grand Prize ex aequo to tw,...More
• Extra-large 'Korean Movie 60 years' film festival in New York
  2004/11/10, Source
  In New York, extra-large 'Korean Movie 60 years' film festival takes place.
  
  
  Korean movie extra-large 'New Tiger: Korean movie 60 years' takes place from Nov. 12 through Dec. 7 under the auspices of the Lincoln Center, New York, in the United States.
  
  'Korean movie 60 years' under the auspices,...More
• 50 years of Korean cinema at a glance
  2004/01/01, Source
  A large-scale retrospective will give cinephiles a rare chance to see the best of Korean cinema over the past 50 years. "Panorama: 50 Years of Korean Cinema" will present 54 films for 15 days at Hollywood Cinema in Seoul. The program will kick off the New Year today and continue through Jan. 15.
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