Chewsock Film Festival, mode d’emploi
Le Chewsock film festival est une occasion de voir des films coréens récents sous titrés en anglais, pendant Chuseok (18 et 19 septembre). C’est une période où la plupart des coréens étant en famille, les expatriés ne savent souvent pas trop quoi faire à part se bourrer bêtement la gueule à Itaewon. Un français, Samuel … Lire la suite
Kim Tae-yong’s brand new look on a korean classic
Director Kim Taeyong 김태용 (Late Autumn 만추, Memento Mori…) has directed a special modern rendition of the oldest silent korean film still existing, 청춘의 십자로 (Crossraods of youth), dating from 1934. As only some reels of the film have been found, Kim Tae-yong has made a new edit so that the film is understandable. Dialogues … Lire la suite
Late autumn, strangers’ season
Why Late Autumn (만추 say « manchoo ») released since a couple of days in Korea, is the actual Korean film worth to be seen nowadays, especially by foreigners ? A first reason could be that it’s not only a Korean film, but a Korean-american-chinese coproduction. It tells the encounter of a Chinese woman, Anna, and a Korean … Lire la suite