[KS] film/drama class suggestions

[Matty Wegehaupt]

While much of the romantic comedies/romantic melodramas are virtually 
interchangeable, students might benefit from portrayals of those whose 
lives are a bit off the beaten track, such that they can come to know a 
Korea beyond the starlets, tough guys and "sassy girls."

Please Take Care of My Cat - 2001
http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm01.html#cat
A delicately textured portrayal of young women graduates from a 
commercial high school in Incheon, starring the fabulously unfabulous 
Bae Doona.

If You Were Me - 2003
http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm03.html#ifyou
An omnibus production portraying different types of discrimination in 
Korean society, addressing gender, class, and race, among others.

Too Young to Die - 2002
http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm02.html#tooyoung
Breaking taboos, this film embraces the vibrant sex lives of two 
elderly Koreans.

In addition, there are two _excellent_ films about male homosexuality 
that I can not recommend strongly enough.  These are especially 
effective in challenging stereotypical notions of Korean masculinity.

Road Movie - 2002
http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm02.html#road
This film depicts life on the skids, following the improbable, yet 
captivating, relationship between a tender but rugged "king of the 
tramps" and an ex-stockbroker, way down on his luck, as they travel 
across the country.

Broken Branches - 1995
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=135710
Great not only for its incredibly rich depiction of gay male love, this 
film captures decades of modern Korean history from the perspective of 
the cast-off children of a cranky yangban's fourth wife.

Enjoy~

Matty Wegehaupt
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