[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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