by Bastian Meiresonne
“Cobweb”, Kim Jee-woon's tenth feature film, marks the director's return to comedy for the first time since the beginning of his career. This satire on the film industry is a true cinematic layer cake: one can dig into it with hearty bites for the sheer pleasure of the visual feast, or one can peel it apart, layer by layer, to unveil a fascinating portrayal of the dark period of Korean history in the 1970s and a profound introspection by the director on creativity and the filmmaking profession.
Kim Jee-woon began his career in the 1990s as an actor and a theater director before directing his debut feature film, “The Quiet Family”, in 1998. He is part of a new generation of filmmakers, along with Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, who no longer followed the traditional apprenticeship model of old studios, but are authentic cinephiles who came to cinema out of pure passion.
“Cobweb”, Kim Jee-woon's tenth feature film, marks the director's return to comedy for the first time since the beginning of his career. This satire on the film industry is a true cinematic layer cake: one can dig into it with hearty bites for the sheer pleasure of the visual feast, or one can peel it apart, layer by layer, to unveil a fascinating portrayal of the dark period of Korean history in the 1970s and a profound introspection by the director on creativity and the filmmaking profession.
Kim Jee-woon began his career in the 1990s as an actor and a theater director before directing his debut feature film, “The Quiet Family”, in 1998. He is part of a new generation of filmmakers, along with Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, who no longer followed the traditional apprenticeship model of old studios, but are authentic cinephiles who came to cinema out of pure passion.
- 8/31/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
“Mist” (Angae) or the Foggy Town is a South Korean film directed by the prolific filmmaker Kim Soo-Yong in 1967, inspired by the novel “Record of a Journey to Mujin” (무진기행) by novelist Kim Seung-ok. In 1968, “Mist” won the award for Best Director at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. This work undoubtedly stands as one of the most emblematic movies of Korean cinema's golden age (1955 to 1972). The historical backdrop in which this entire era of exploration is situated is essential for a comprehensive understanding of the works themselves.
Mist is screening at Film At Lincoln Center, as part of the Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960s program
The story follows Yun Gi-jun – portrayed by the legendary actor Shin Seong-il – a rich married businessman based in Seoul. Alienated and stressed by his job position, the protagonist decides to return to his hometown, Mujin, to visit the grave of his mother. There, he...
Mist is screening at Film At Lincoln Center, as part of the Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960s program
The story follows Yun Gi-jun – portrayed by the legendary actor Shin Seong-il – a rich married businessman based in Seoul. Alienated and stressed by his job position, the protagonist decides to return to his hometown, Mujin, to visit the grave of his mother. There, he...
- 8/30/2023
- by Siria Falleroni
- AsianMoviePulse
Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema announce “Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960s,” a sweeping retrospective that features 24 films from this remarkable period in Korean film history. The series will run from September 1–17 and is one of the largest retrospectives ever of 1960s Korean Cinema outside of Korea, including many rarely screened films, several presented on 35mm archival prints.
Long before Bong Joon Ho, Hong Sangsoo, and Park Chan-wook catapulted South Korean cinema onto the world stage, the foundation of their country's film industry formed in the aftermath of the Korean War. The period kickstarted a wealth of eclectic and innovative filmmaking that culminated in the 1960s. Closer inspection of this decade, now widely considered Korea's premier film renaissance, reveals the arrival of seminal works from auteurs such as Kim Ki-young, Shin Sang-ok, Yu Hyun-mok, Kim Soo-yong, and Lee Man-hee, alongside a meteoric rise and reinvention of genres—from...
Long before Bong Joon Ho, Hong Sangsoo, and Park Chan-wook catapulted South Korean cinema onto the world stage, the foundation of their country's film industry formed in the aftermath of the Korean War. The period kickstarted a wealth of eclectic and innovative filmmaking that culminated in the 1960s. Closer inspection of this decade, now widely considered Korea's premier film renaissance, reveals the arrival of seminal works from auteurs such as Kim Ki-young, Shin Sang-ok, Yu Hyun-mok, Kim Soo-yong, and Lee Man-hee, alongside a meteoric rise and reinvention of genres—from...
- 8/17/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Following an extended battle with Alzheimer's disease, Yoon Jeong-hee, an icon of Korean cinema, has died at age 78. After winning a national competition-style audition in 1967, Yoon became an overnight sensation for her debut performance in "Sorrowful Youth," one of many films she would go on to make which dramatized the Japanese occupation of Korea. Yoon starred in over 300 films before retiring in 1994. Though she lived most of the rest of her life in Paris with her daughter and husband, the famed pianist Paik Kun-woo, she continues to top lists of the most beloved actresses of the late '60s/early '70s "golden age" of Korean cinema, alongside the two stars that make up the so-called "troika" of that era — Moon Hee and Nam Jeong-im.
A fiercely self-possessed modern woman whose open heart and unsophisticated charm pre-figure the "manic pixie dream girl," a ferocious action heroine who took on gangs,...
A fiercely self-possessed modern woman whose open heart and unsophisticated charm pre-figure the "manic pixie dream girl," a ferocious action heroine who took on gangs,...
- 1/21/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
Yun was an iconic star of the 1960s and 1970s ‘heyday of Korean films’.
Iconic Korean actress Yun Jung-hee, best-known internationally for her leading role in Lee Chang-dong’s Cannes-awarded Poetry, has died in France at the age of 78.
A leading star in what is known as the heyday of Korean films in the 1960s and 1970s, the actress was known to have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in recent years.
She died in Paris on Thursday (January 19), local time, according to Yonhap news agency.
Born in 1944 in Busan, Yun shot to stardom with her debut film Sorrowful Youth (1967), a...
Iconic Korean actress Yun Jung-hee, best-known internationally for her leading role in Lee Chang-dong’s Cannes-awarded Poetry, has died in France at the age of 78.
A leading star in what is known as the heyday of Korean films in the 1960s and 1970s, the actress was known to have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in recent years.
She died in Paris on Thursday (January 19), local time, according to Yonhap news agency.
Born in 1944 in Busan, Yun shot to stardom with her debut film Sorrowful Youth (1967), a...
- 1/20/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.