[KS] North Korean Film Series at the Korea Society, New York, from May 12 to 14

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Thu May 1 11:45:15 EDT 2008


The Korea Society proudly pronounces that we are 
presenting the first North Korean Film Series from May 12th to 14th at 6:30 with 
three films. Please come and see those movies you hardly find at near 
the place. 

 
Classic 
Movie NightSpecial Presentation: Films 
from the NorthMay 12–14, 2008South 
Korean films continue to set box-office records across Asia and win laurels in 
international film festivals. Meanwhile, little attention is given to the cinema 
from the other half of the peninsula. Rarely seen outside the Eastern Bloc, 
Cinema in the DPRK is an original expression of social realism and a primary 
vehicle for conveying state ideology. Even so, the tales—of peasant farmers 
struggling against feudal lords, anti-Japanese resistance fighters, and ordinary 
citizens loyal to their hometowns—are also told with genuine artistry.Schedule
Monday, May 12 
6:00 PM          
Opening Reception, with talk by Prof. Charles Armstrong, Director, 
Columbia University6:30 PM          Hong Kil 
Dong (1986, 104 min.) 
Mixing Hong Kong-style kung fu 
with a socialist ethos, the Robin Hood-esque Hong Kil Dong took the Bulgarian box office by 
storm in the late 1980s. Forever barred from privilege, the eponymous 
protagonist—the illegitimate son of a nobleman—wanders Korea helping farmers 
fend off feudal exploitation. But when Korea is invaded by Japanese ninja, he must unite with his perennial enemies 
to defend the fatherland. 
Tuesday, May 13 
6:30 PM          
Bellflower (1987, 83 min.)As the most popular North Korean production of the 
1980s, Bellflower earned lead actress 
O Mi-ran the honorific title "People's Actor." O's character, Jin Song Rim, 
strives to turn her humble mountain hometown of Pyokgye-ri into a model 
socialist village. Released when the economic foundations of the DPRK were 
starting to tremble, Bellflower 
praises the spirit of workers who accept their roles and work for the greater 
good of the nation.
Wednesday, May 14 
6:30 PM         My Look 
in the Distant Future (1997, 102 min.)Reeling from famine in the mid-1990s, North Korea 
mobilized tens of thousands of urban residents for emergency agricultural 
work in the countryside. My Look in the 
Distant Future depicts that dire period with an optimistic gloss. Sent to 
the countryside, a young, urban loafer finds inspiration in a stalwart village 
leader and decides to become a model worker. 
 
Price: $7 each (members), $12 each for $30 for all 
three movies (non-members)ko
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