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An introduction by Tony Rayns

You wouldn’t know it from the pro- It’s a sad fact that not many of these gramming of this year’s other fes- will go into distribution in Britain, tivals in London, but 2014 has been a not because they lack audience ap- terrific year for Korean cinema. Two peal but because the ever-rising cost home-grown blockbusters have domi- of bring films into distribution in this nated the domestic market (one of country makes it hard for distributors to them has been seen by nearly half the take chances on unknown quantities. entire population of !), Twenty years ago the BBC and Chan- C and there have also been outstanding nel 4 would have stepped in to help, M achievements in the art-film sector, the but foreign-language films get less and indie sector, the student sector – and less exposure on our . Maybe Y in animation and documentary. And just the decline in the market for non-Hol- CM as you begin to salivate over all those lywood films will mark the start of new films you’re afraid you’ll never get to initiatives in on-demand streaming and MY see, along comes the London Korean downloading, but those innovations are CY to save the day. still in their infancy. And so the London

CMY I’ve said this before, but it bears Korean Film Festival has an absolutely repeating: London is extremely lucky crucial role in bringing new Korean K to have the largest and most ambitious movies to the people who want to see of all the Korean Film Festivals staged them. Please scan the following pages around the globe. A huge amount is and see for yourself! crammed into the festival’s span, from archive classics never before seen in –Tony Rayns the UK to a wide, representative se- London Korean Film Festival lection of this year’s gems from every Programme Advisor sector of production. The programme includes magnificent new work from such headliners as veteran director Im Kwontaek (his 102nd film!) and interna- tional favourite Bong Joonho (this time as writer-producer rather than direc- tor), plus the very-long-awaited second feature from Junhwan (director of Save the Green Planet) and the knock- out Night Flight from pioneering queer director Leesong Heeil. And that’s barely scratching the surface of an ex- ceptionally rich programme.

2 Photograph by Moonyoung Song 3 Welcome to the JOIN US ONLINE A message th www.koreanfilm.co.uk 9 London Korean youtube.com/thekccuk from the Festival Director Film Festival @koreanfilmfest It is with great pride and a happy heart with a screening of director Im Kwon- nd facebook.com/theLKFF that I welcome everyone to another ex- taek’s 102 feature, after its suc- citing London Korean Film Festival. We cessful run at some of the world’s best return to the nation’s capital with a vibrant film festivals. As ever the festival will not We look forward to and varied range of films to satisfy the UK be solely confined to London as we will public’s passion for Korean cinema and take a number of our best films to Nor- bringing you our give an insight into the rich culture our wich, Hebden Bridge and Aberystwyth country has to offer. from the 16th-21st November. most exciting line-up The festival begins by rolling out With this ninth year being our biggest the red carpet at the Odeon West End in yet, I hope everyone enjoys the excellent yet for 2014! Leicester Square with a Blockbuster star- range of cinematic marvels from Korea ON TOUR 16–21 NOV ring Korea’s biggest actors, Gang Dong we offer. Won and Ha Jung-woo in Kundo: An Age of the Rampant. An explosive action film Hye-jung Jeon Hebden Bridge IN LONDON 6–15 NOV set at the end of the period that Festival Director Picture House took critics and the box office in Korea by London Korean Film Festival New Rd, Hebden Bridge London West Yorkshire HX7 8AD storm earlier this year. From here the fes- 01422 842807 tival goes from strength to strength with www.hebdenbridgepicturehouse.co.uk Odeon West End spotlights on some of our country’s mas- Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LP ters and emerging filmmakers including www.odeon.co.uk Norwich a Ki-duk retrospective with his new- Odeon Covent Garden Picture House Cinema City est winning filmOne on One, July 135 Shaftesbury Avenue St Andrews Street London WC2H 8AH Norwich NR2 4AD Jung’s first featureA Girl At My Door, an www.odeon.co.uk www.picturehouses.co.uk 0871 902 5724 inventive documentary Manshin by Artist Odeon Kingston Filmmaker Park Chan-kyung, Jang Jin’s The Rotunda, Clarence Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1QP Aberystwyth Man On High Heels, Jang Joon-hwan’s www.odeon.co.uk return with Hwayi: A Monster Boy and Aberystwyth Arts Centre Korean Cultural Centre UK Aberystwyth Arts Centre, over 30 more outstanding features, shorts (KCCUK) Aberystwyth University and documentaries. The festival will close Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand Penglais Campus London WC2N 5BW Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3DE www.kccuk.org.uk 01970 623232 (Admission free, booking is required) www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk

4 5 6–15 November in London Full chronological schedule available at the back THE FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE THE FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE 16–21 Nov in Norwich, Aberystwyth and Hebden Bridge K-Pop concert Special Concert by Thu 13 Nov 6.30pm OWE Donghae & Eunhyuk from Opening Gala Kundo: Age of the Rampant 군도: 민란의 시대 Yoon Jong-bin Thu 6 Nov 7pm OWE + The Youth 레디 액션 청춘 followed by a Kim Jin-moo, Park Ga-hee, + Q&A with Director Yoon Jong-bin, Fri 7 Nov 6.30pm OK Q&A with Donghae from Super Junior Ju Seong-su & Won-sik Producer Han Jae-duk, and Actor Gang Dong-won K-Actors Obsessed 인간중독 Kim Dae-woo Sat 8 Nov 8pm OWE Sun 9 Nov 8pm OK Closing Gala Revivre 화장 + Q&A with actor Ahn Sungki Im Kwontaek Sat 15 Nov 7pm OWE Haemoo 해무 Shim Sung-bo Thu 13 Nov 7pm OWE Sat 15 Nov 1pm OWE K-Focus: Crocodile 악어 Kim Ki-duk Tue 11 Nov 7pm KCCUK Man on High Heels 하이힐 Jang Jin Thu 13 Nov 9.20pm OWE Director Kim Ki-duk Pieta 피에타 Kim Ki-duk Fri 7 Nov 6pm OWE Man in Love 남자가 사랑할 때 Han Dong-wook Sat 8 Nov 8.40pm OWE Moebius 뫼비우스 Kim Ki-duk Fri 14 Nov 6.30pm OCG One on One 일대일 Kim Ki-duk Sun 9 Nov 5pm OWE K-Indie Bitter, Sweet, 고진감래 PARKing CHANce Tue 11 Nov 6.30pm OCG + Introduction by Dr. Anton Bitel + Q&A with director Park Chan-kyong Shorts: I am Not a Hairdresser 난 미용사가 Lee Hyung-suk, Thu 13 Nov 6.30pm OCG K-Focus: Cold Eyes 감시자들 Jo Ui-seok & Kim Byung-seo Fri 14 Nov 7pm OWE 아니야, There is no Forest 무림, Faces 얼굴들, Kim Na-kyung, Kim Minjun, Actor Jung Woo-sung + The Killer Behind, The Old Man 킬러앞에 노인 Jung Woo-sung Deaf and Wind 귀머거리와 바람 Hwang Kyu-il + Q&A with actor Jung Woo-sung Neighbors 우리 이웃 이야기 Shin Sojeong, Son Tae-gyum Mon 10 Nov 6.30pm OCG The Warrior 무사 Kim Sung-su Wed 12 Nov 8pm KCCUK & Kim Heejin A Moment to Remember 내 머리 속의 지우개 Lee Jae-han Mon 10 Nov 7pm KCCUK Night Flight 야간 비행 Leesong Hee-il Wed 12 Nov 8.30pm OCG

K-Focus: 도희야 Fri 7 Nov 8.20pm OWE K-Animation The Fake 사이비 Yeon Sangho Tue 11 Nov 2pm OCG Producer Lee Jun-dong + Q&A with director July Jung, The Road Called Life 메밀 꽃 필 무렵, Ahn Jae-hun & Han Hye-jin Wed 12 Nov 2pm OCG producer Lee Jun-dong and 운수좋은, 날 그리고 봄봄 BIFF programmer Nam Dong-chul Hwayi: A Monster Boy 화이 Jang Joon-Hwan Sat 8 Nov 1.30pm OWE Mise-en-scène Short Films Programme 1 미장센 단편 1 Various Sun 9 Nov 4pm KCCUK Poetry 시 + Q&A with producer Lee Jun-dong Lee Changdong Sat 8 Nov 5pm OWE Programme 2 미장센 단편 2 Sun 9 Nov 6.40pm KCCUK Programme 3 미장센 단편 3 Sun 9 Nov 9pm KCCUK BIFF’s Choice Han Gong-ju 한공주 Lee Sujin Sat 8 Nov 4pm OCG + Q&A with BIFF programmer Nam Dong-chul K-Classics Under the Sky of Seoul 서울의 지붕밑 Lee Hyung-pyo Tue 11 Nov 8.30pm OCG 10 Minutes 10분 Lee Seung-yong Sun 9 Nov 4.30pm OWE + Introduction by BIFF The Housemaid 하녀 Kim Ki-young 10 Nov–9 Dec MUBI.com programmer Nam Dong-chul Pascha 파스카 Ahn Seon-kyoung Sun 9 Nov 7pm OCG Happy Hour With Director July Jung & Lee Jun-Dong Fri 7 Nov 11.30pm TBC The Dinner 만찬 Kim Dong-hyun Fri 14 Nov 8.30pm OCG Alive 산다 Park Jungbum Sat 8 Nov 7.30pm OCG In Coversation With Park Chan-kyong Wed 12 Nov 6.30pm KCCUK The King of Jokgu 족구왕 Woo Moon-gi Wed 12 Nov 6.30pm OCG K-Forum on Film Production Lee Jun-dong, Han Jae-duk & Nik Powell Fri 7 Nov 4pm KCCUK K-Spotlight Manshin 만신 Park Chan-kyong Mon 10 Nov 8.30pm OCG + Q&A with director Park Chan-kyong The Festival on Tour: Hill of Freedom 자유의 언덕 Hong Sangsoo Sun 16 Nov 5.30pm NCC The Target 표적 Chang Sun 9 Nov 2pm OCG Norwich Han Gong-ju 한공주 Lee Sujin Mon 17 Nov 8.30pm NCC Gyeongju 경주 Zhang Lu Thu 13 Nov 8pm OCG 끝까지 간다 Kim Seong-hun Sun 9 Nov 2pm OWE The Festival on Tour: Poetry 시 Lee Changdong Tue 18 Nov 7.45pm HBPH Hill of Freedom 자유의 언덕 Hong Sangsoo Sat 8 Nov 2pm OCG Hebden Bridge A Girl at my Door 도희야 July Jung Wed 19 Nov 7.45pm HBPH

The Festival on Tour: Manshin 만신 Park Chan-kyong Thu 20 Nov 5.30pm AAC OWE: Odeon West End OCG: Odeon Covent Garden OK: Odeon Kingston KCCUK: Korean Cultural Centre UK Aberystwyth Revivre 화장 Im Kwontaek Fri 21 Nov 8.15pm AAC NCC: Norwich Cinema City HBPH: Hebden Bridge Picture House AAC: Aberystwyth Arts Centre Opening Gala Kundo: Age of the Rampant 군도: 민란의 시대 + Q&A with Director Yoon Jong-bin, Producer Han Jae-duk and Actor Gang Dong-won THUR 6 NOV 7PM ODEON WEST END FRI 7 NOV 6.30PM ODEON KINGSTON During the twilight of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea was a country ravaged by plague, famine, natural disasters and overwhelm- ing poverty. Though its people suffered much during this harsh time, the country’s aristocracy remained untouched, exploit- ing and persecuting the lower classes. Amongst the misery a band of Robin Hood type men called the Kundo emerge from the misery. These freedom fighters devoted their lives to bat- tling the corrupt and cruel authorities looking to bring some justice and revenge on behalf of the meek. I wanted to make a film in

Ha Jung-woo plays Dolmuchi, a butch- The Moonlight of Seoul, has injected create a film like the Westerns and mar- which your heart reacts first. er fated to wallow in the lowest levels of his latest work with a level of energy tial arts films of his youth. Yet it was not society, who is hired as an assassin by and aggression rarely seen in period until ten years ago when Yoon Jong- Rather than reason or logic, the rich and illegitimate noble Jo Yoon. dramas, setting itself apart from other bin saw actor Ha Jung-woo play a col- Dolmuchi fails at his task with his fam- Korean films such asMasquerade or lege theatre role with a shaven head I wanted a film with a strong ily paying with their lives as a conse- Chihwaseon. that ideas began to formulate. The im- quence. Guilt ridden and filled with rage The film sees the continuation age of this character and what would heartbeat before anything else. against the cruel ruling class Dolmuchi of successful collaboration between cause a person to shave their head, picks up his meat cleavers and joins the director Yoon Jong-bin and actor Ha mixed with his love of period set films, This was the beginning of Kundo. Jung-woo. The two have previously set the wheels in motion and giving the Unlike the majority of period films partnered up to bring us The Unforgiv- London Korean Film Festival an explo- Kundo: Age of the Rampant Kundo: Age of the Rampant is a block- en, The Moonlight of Seoul, Nameless sive way to start this year’s festival. buster first and period film second. Di- Gangster and now Kundo each different ­ rector Yoon Jong-bin, whose previous from the last. The film has been years work includes Nameless Gangster and in the making as the director wished to —Director Yoon Jong-bin

Dir: Yoon Jong-bin Cast: Gang Dong-won, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Geung-young, Yoon Ji-hye EUROPEAN PREMIERE Lee Sung-min, Jo Jin-woong, Ma Dong-seok South Korea, Period, 2014, Cert 15, 137mins

8 9 Closing Gala Revivre 화장 + Q&A with Actor Anh Sungki SAT 15 NOV 7PM ODEON WEST END FRI 21 NOV 8.15PM ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE There’s no getting round the fact that Im Kwontaek’s 102nd film is the work of an old man. Im is of course Korea’s greatest living director, the last man standing from the Chungmuro studio system, Korea’s answer to Hollywood. He is the very archetype of a director who gradually found his own distinc- tive ‘voice’ while making generic quickies and then began to leave genre behind as he explored new subjects and styles.

This new film (recently premiered in to feel his age. The story opens with Director Im Kwontaek, born in Venice) centres on the experience of the peaceful death of his wife in hos- 1936, has been working tire- I want to reveal the pain beginning to feel old: finding that the pital, then flashes back to the two deci- lessly ever since his first film in body is starting to let you down, losing sive events that will reshape his life: the 1962 and has become one of the and love embedded in one’s loved ones, feeling pangs of desire and collapse of his wife with a brain tumour, world's most important film- then realising that they’re not appropri- and the appointment of a sexy new PR heart through Hwajang ate for someone of your age. manager (Kim Qyuri) in his company. makers amassing 102 films as a The Korean title, Hwajang, is not Will he betray his dying wife by romanc- director. Over the last 52 years he (Revivre). Everyone carries literally translatable, because it has ing his new employee? has embraced numerous genres two possible meanings. Depending on This is a wise, worldly and com- including war, period-pieces and love and an inner life that is how it’s written in Chinese, Hwajang pletely unsentimental film, almost action with being most known can mean either “Make-up” or “Crema- startlingly frank about the frailties of for the General's Son trilogy and hard to express. tion,” the latter with the implication of the body and the libido. It could only Chihwaseon. Many works of his “Rebirth”. (Hence the rather odd choice have been made by a director with Im’s have been invited to and have of the French Revivre as the export ti- range, sensitivity, and life experience. won major awards at international tle.) Both meanings are relevant to this Whether or not Hwajang turns out to —Director Im Kwontaek masterly film, which reunites Im with his be his last film, it brings his career to a film festivals. In 1993 the director's favourite actor Ahn Songki. Ahn plays masterly new high. filmSeopyeonjae became the first Oh Jeongseok, CEO of a cosmetics film to hit the 1 million admissions company, and he’s the man who starts —Tony Rayns mark in Korean cinema history.

Dir: Im Kwontaek Cast: Ahn Sungki, Ki Qyuri, Kim Hojung UK PREMIERE South Korea, Drama, Cert 18, 93mins

10 11 Special events Special concert by K-Forum: Film Production More events Donghae and Eunhyuk THUR 13 NOV 6.30PM FRI 7 NOV 4PM KOREAN CULTURAL CENTRE In Conversation with Director Park Chan-kyong from SUPER JUNIOR ODEON WEST END This forum will examine the rich craft of film production– from logis- tical processes to creative aspects. We have the two most renowned The London Korean Film Festival 2014 WED 12 NOV 6:30PM film producers from Korea and one from the UK: Lee Jun-dong Po( - presents a very special concert by KOREAN CULTURAL CENTRE UK Donghae and Eunhyuk of Super Jun- etry, A Girl At My Door), Han Jae-duk (Kundo: Age of the Rampant and Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time) and Nik Powell (The Cry- Detailed information on this talk will be ior, two members of an internationally announced shortly on our website at th popular K-Pop group, on Thursday 13 ing Game). Throughout this forum, we hope to gain some insights www.koreanfilm.co.uk November 2014 at the Odeon West about the specificity of the Korean film industry via the lens of top End, Leicester Square. producers perhaps in comparison with that of the UK. Further, we This special event will celebrate can begin to imagine the possibilities of strengthening the Korean Happy Hour with the UK premiere of The Youth an omni- film industry in a global context. Director July Jung bus that stars Donghae who played the lead role in one of the four short films. FRI 7 NOV 11:30PM With great K-pop Idol casting, this film Lee Jun-dong FREE TICKETED EVENT is an omnibus drama that shows you the various aspects of young people • Film producer and Chairman of Fine House Film/Now Film We are pleased to host this exciting in Korea today. This will also present a • Former Vice-Chair of the Korean Film Producers Association event to offer the audiences the chance unique chance for UK audiences to talk to get up close and personal with film with the K-Pop Idol/actor about the film. Filmography includes A Girl At My Door (2014)*, Gyeongju (2013)*, Director July Jung. The audiences will Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)*, Poetry (2010)* and Oasis (2002) have the exclusive chance to meet and chat with Director July Jung after the SUPER JUNIOR screening of A Girl at My Door. (8.20pm Han Jae-duk 6 Nov/ Odeon West End). After the Q&A Since their debut in 2005, Super Jun- there will be a post-screening reception, • Chairman of Manpictures & Film Producer ior has become one of the most suc- starting from 11.30pm (venue: TBC) cessful K-Pop groups with millions of fans worldwide. Being the best-selling Filmography includes K-Pop artists for many years, the group Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014, Executive Producer)*, Special Focus: pursues not only K-Pop but also vari- Man in Love (2013)*, New World (2012), The File (2012) Actor Jung Woo-sung’s Night ous genres including electronic, R&B Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2011), (2010), , (2005) and dance. They have also released TIME & VENUE TBC (INVITATION ONLY) their seventh album ‘Mamacita’ that has ranked No.1 on Billboard’s World Album * Films showing at the London Korean Film Festival 2014. This is part of our exciting festival event chart in September 2014. With their for distributors, press, and fashion peo- best selling single ‘Sorry, Sorry’ in 2009, Nik Powell ple in the UK. This will be a networking Super Junior has won over a dozen of event looking to highlight Actor Jung awards including ‘Favourite Artist Ko- • Director of National Film and Television School (NFTS) Woo-sung and to discuss future pos- rea’ at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards and • Chairman of Scala Productions. sibilities within the film and fashion in- were nominated for ‘Best Asian Act’ in • One of the co-founders of the Virgin Group dustry in the UK. This event will be fol- MTV Europe Music Awards. This K-Pop lowed after the screening of Cold Eyes group consists of 12 multi-talented Filmography includes Black and White (2002), B. Monkey (1998), & The Killer Behind, the Old Man (Fri 14 members who have each also seen Dust Devil (1992), The Crying Game (1992, Executive Producer) Nov 7pm Odeon West End). success in other areas such as enter- The Big Man (1990, Executive Producer), Siesta (1987, Executive Producer) tainment and acting. Absolute Beginners (1986, Executive Producer)

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Edges, Silence and Cycles: A brief guide to the outsider cinema of Kim Ki-duk by Dr. Anton Bitel

Kim Ki-duk is an outsider in his own His Arirang (2011) won the Un Certain in , expose ugly, unpleasant (; Spring, Summer, Autumn, ers who, though not strictly incapable native land. Born in 1960 in North Regard prize at , and his Pietà realities that the subjects would pre- Winter… And Spring; 3-Iron), on death of speech, remain mostly if not entirely Gyeongsang Province’s mountainous (2012) won the at Venice fer remain hidden. One thing is cer- row (Bad Guy; Breath; Dream) or even mute onscreen, while in Breath the pris- Bonghwa County, he dropped out of - making it the first Korean title ever to tain, though: the films of this outsider on floating homes The( Isle; Spring, oner Jang Jin (played by Chinese actor agricultural training school in his teens, win Best Film at one of the ‘top three’ artist have, from the very outset, been Summer, Autumn, Winter… And Spring; Chang Chen) has been rendered dumb and took work in various factories - as international festivals. Yet here’s the populated with figures who themselves The Bow) - and a more general desire by a throat injury. Meanwhile, the two well as serving five tough years in the paradox: though Kim is one of Korea’s occupy margins of different kinds, giv- for rebellion and revenge against (so- main characters in Dream (2008) - one Marines. In 1990 he went to to best known film ambassadors abroad, ing expression to that deeply ingrained cietal) wrongs can be discerned in Real Korean, the other Japanese - speak to study art, financing his sojourn there drawing critical approval and even box sense of alienation and injustice that Fiction, The Coast Guard (2002), Arirang one another in their respective, mutu- by working on the streets as a portrait office, he has become a veritable pariah Koreans call han. (2011) and Kim’s newest filmOne on ally unintelligible languages - and Moe- painter - a métier that would feature at home, where he receives little press This starts with his first filmCroc - One (2014). Of course, there is arguably bius (2013) unfolds its twisted Freudian prominently in his second, -set film coverage, and where his films, when odile, whose homeless, rape-happy an- no edge more frayed in Korean society psychodrama cum Buddhist parable Wild Animals (1996) and in his real-time they are released at all, barely regis- tihero (played by soon-to-be Kim regu- than the borders, physical and cultur- without any dialogue at all. These char- semi-autobiographical revenge fantasy ter with Korean cinemagoers. Perhaps lar Jo Jae-hyeon) has made an enemy al, left by unresolved conflict between acters are as unheard as, in Korea, Kim’s Real Fiction (2000). Having found his this is because of the autodidact film- of the rest of the world, and of himself. North and South, and Kim duly explores films have been unseen - and yet they cinephilia in France, Kim returned to maker’s lack of formal education - in Similar hardmen-protagonists - bul- these too in Address Unknown (2001), find rich expression through other Korea in 1993, and began gaining no- a country where academic creden- lying yet bullied - feature in Kim’s Bad The Coast Guard, and his screenplay for means. tice for his screenplays. His low-budget tials are closely tied in with status and Guy (2001) and Pietà, while his female Juhn Jae-hong’s (2011). There are other threads that one 1996 directorial debut Crocodile was recognition. Perhaps it is because of characters are often seeking escape The marginalised, impotent sta- could trace through Kim’s work - his released domestically to considerable abrasive public comments that he has from marital suffocation or betrayal 3-( tus of Kim’s characters is sometimes love of circular narratives and karmic critical acclaim - although now, some made about other Korean filmmakers Iron; Breath, 2007; Moebius), or turn in expressed through their very voiceless- trajectories, his use of religious alle- 19 features later, that position has rather (and their audiences). Perhaps it is his desperation to prostitution (Birdcage ness - something of a signature in the gory, his way with striking final images changed. films’ uneasy marriage of cruel human Inn; Bad Guy; ), or or even director’s oeuvre, with incidental appeal - all of which bind his collected works Overseas, Kim has been feted as brutality to an abstract metaphysical try to flee their own identity Time( ). Kim to non-Korean audiences. So The Isle together with a vision that, though cer- Best Director in Berlin for Samaritan Girl poetic. Or perhaps it is because his Ko- regularly marks his characters’ extreme (2000), Bad Guy (2001), 3-Iron and The tainly challenging, is also remarkably (2004), and in Venice for 3-Iron (2004). rean portraits, like those of the painter isolation by showing them on the run Bow (2005) all feature principal play- coherent.

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Pieta Crocodile 피에타 악어

FRI 7 NOV 6PM ODEON WEST END TUE 11 NOV 7PM KOREAN CULUTRAL CENTRE

An unnamed Man works as a loan shark that he has hurt in the past hunts them Kim Ki-duk’s equally beautiful and dis- girl and the three vagrants, forming the for moneylenders, often threatening or all down relying on his brutal side to turbing debut Crocodile is a stark com- most likely of family kinship. harming people when they refuse to find the person responsible. When he mentary of violence in South Korea. Though incredibly low budget the pay their debt. This is a man, without finally finds the one, he uncovers a hor- The film chronicles the life of a cruel mise-en-scene and unusual scenario family, who believes he has nothing to rifying truth that could destroy him. thug named Crocodile who lives under produced by director Kim set the scene lose and no responsibility to any other Pieta, meaning pity in Italian, is a bridge on the banks of the Han River for the rest of his work. The focus on human being. Because of this he has no not just the return to narrative film- in Seoul, with an orphaned boy and violence, cruelty, social outcasts, and problem with, and even enjoys, inflict- making from director Kim Ki-duk after a an old man. Their home is a popular redemption are all trademark Kim Ki- ing pain on others. Out of the blue a prolonged absence but also the return suicide spot with many desperate and duk themes which run throughout each woman enters his life, one that claims of Cheonggyecheon to Kim’s films. An depressed individuals throwing them- film. Crocodile is one of the bleakest to be the Mother that abandoned him as industrial area of Seoul is every much WINNER selves off of the bridge.Crocodile makes yet most profound films the auteur has a child. Though sceptical to begin with, a living breathing character in Kim Ki- GOLDEN LION his living by pilfering the dead bodies of created and definitely not for the weak VENICE INT. FILM the Man quickly accepts the news and duk’s films. As a teen director Kim vis- FESTIVAL those who commit suicide. One day a of heart. the two begin a bizarre familial bond. ited the area for work when all the other young woman looks to drown herself in The newfound family forces the Man to children were in school. The area is the the river but on a whim Crocodile saves confront his more sadistic tendencies epitome of all of Kim Ki-duk’s films as her life. Though this may have seemed and change his life for the better, look- it houses the real forgotten social out- BEST to be a brave and selfless actCrocodile WINNER ing to earn his Mother’s love. As sudden casts that feature in films such asCroc - DIRECTOR begins to use her for his own pleas- UN CERTAIN REGARD as was her appearance, the Mother is odile, Bad Guy and Samaritan Girl. INT. FILM ures, striking up a strange and abusive CANNES INT. FILM FESTIVAL gone again, kidnapped. The Man, think- relationship. Out of this ugly situation FESTIVAL ing the person responsible is someone an unusual bond forms between the

Dir: Kim Ki-duk Dir: Kim Ki-duk Cast: Cho Min-soo, Lee Jung-jin, Kwon Se-in Cast: Cho Jae-hyeon, Ahn Jae-hong, Woo South Korea, Drama, 2013, Cert 18, 104mins Yoon-kyung, Chun Moo-song South Korea, Drama, 1996, Cert 18, 102mins

16 17 K-FOCUS: DIRECTOR KIM KI-DUK

One on One Moebius 일대일 뫼비우스 + Introduction by Dr. Anton Bitel FRI 14 NOV 6.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN SUN 9 NOV 5PM ODEON WEST END

These words are something to consider tress Lee Eun-woo, the film is a daring Kim Ki-duk’s latest film, his 20th to date, One on One is a film Kim Ki-duk created after viewing Kim Ki-duk’s dissection swipe at human behaviour and sexual- opens with the grisly murder of a high out of the wish to express certain emo- of the modern family dynamic in Moe- ity. Moebius will leave you with ques- school girl. The senseless death of the tions and thoughts about contemporary bius. Possibly the director’s most con- tions and possibly some disturbing an- What is family? What are desires? girl sparks a feeling of unease in the Korean society where he sees corrup- troversial work to date, loosely inspired swers to some unanswered questions. What are genitals? Family, desires, South Korean people. The violent act tion being considered asan ability rather by various Greek tragedies, the film forces a small number of citizens to than a negative force. Loosely based shows what happens when a woman and genitals are one from the start. I join together as a vigilante group, call- on a real event, the director looked to is scorned and the aftermath left in her am the father, the mother is I, and the ing themselves The Shadows. Everyone comment on, as he puts it, the ‘state of wake. involved in the girl’s death are quickly indigestion’ people feel on witnessing A justifiably jealous and crazed mother is the father. Originally we hunted down, tortured and forced to the countless traumatic events hap- wife seeks vengeance against her adul- are born in desire and we reproduce sign confessions. pening daily. Kim Ki-duk wanted to ask terous husband. In a moment of insan- A far more conventional affair for himself and his audience “Who am I?” ity she grabs a knife and tries to castrate in desire. So we are connected as Kim Ki-duk, One On One is the winner and what role each of us plays in stop- him. Fighting her off, she then turns her one like the Moebius strip, thus me of the Venice Days Best Film at the Ven- ping these terrible things. rage towards their teenage son, cutting ice International Film Festival this year. his manhood off only to disappear into envying, hating, and loving myself. A revenge film shot within two weeks the night. Fuelled by guilt, the father OFFICIAL sees long time Korean actor Ma Dong- BEST FILM looks to explore every possible method SELECTION seok (The Unjust) steps out of co-star VENICE DAYS VENICE INT. FILM –Director Kim Ki-duk VENICE INT. FILM to help his maimed son. With strong FESTIVAL shadows and into the spotlight as the FESTIVAL performances from seventeen-year- film’s lead. old newcomer Seo Young-ju, and ac-

Dir: Kim Ki-duk Dir: Kim Ki-duk Cast: Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Young-ju, Lee Eun-woo, Lee Jung-hoon Cast: Don LEE, KIM Young-min, LEE Yi-kyung, Cho Dong-in, UK PREMIERE South Korea, Drama, 2013, Cert 18, 89min Yoo Teo, AHN Ji-hye, JO Jae-ryong, KIM Joong-ki South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 18, 122mins

18 19 K-FOCUS: JUNG WOO-SUNG

K-Focus: Actor Jung Woo-sung A Moment to Remember The Warrior 내 머리 속의 지우개 무사 With a career spanning twenty his first year. He quickly earned a Submarine or a marathon runner films. A number of these short films MON 10 NOV 7PM KOREAN CULTURAL CENTRE WED 12 NOV 8PM KOREAN CULTURAL CENTRE years, the multi-talented Jung living as a model before his debut in Love the actor garnered more were in partnership with Samsung Career woman Soo-jin, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth is dumped by her The year is 1375 and is in constant turmoil. Koryo, one of Korea’s ancient King- Woo-sung has starred in everything feature in 1994’s The Fox With Nine praise and admiration. In 2001 his with his first, calledLove , being already-married boyfriend. Shocked, she desperately tries to get over him and meets a doms sends delegates to the new Chinese dynasty in power, Ming. The delegation is from big blockbusters such as The Tails. It was not until Kim Sung- fans reached beyond his homeland viewed by over 1.5 million viewers carpenter named Chul-soo who dreams of becoming an architect. They fall in love and accused of spying and sent into exile. The group’s sense of duty and patriotism soon Good, The Bad and The Weird to su’s 1997 film Beat that Jung found after starring in The Warrior. Jung on Youtube. His latest, The Killer eventually marry. Thinking that she has the perfect life, Soo-jin’s world is rocked when disappear while wandering across the desert hoping of returning to their beloved fami- the romantic in A Moment to Re- fame portraying a high school stu- Woo-su plays a slave in this epic Behind The Old Man, screening at she is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. lies. The chain of command breaks down as the soldiers and diplomats bond together. Along the way they meet Han refugees who become a surrogate family that they look to member to ratings grabbing TV. He dent who is forced into a life of period box office smash opposite the festival, has been praised for its protect with their lives. Will they ever reach their home? has done it all. gang violence. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon visual style and storytelling. Growing up in Sadang-dong, Ever since, Jung Woo-suk has actress Zhang Ziyi. Whether he is in front of the the poorest area of Seoul, actor reached a level of popularity few Never one to sit still, actor camera or behind it, Jung Woo-su’s Jung knew what he wanted from experience. With each new role, be Jung become director Jung as he talent is undeniable so the London Dir: Lee Jae-han Dir: Kim Sung-su an early age as he unashamedly it a young boxer in City of the Ris- went behind the camera and begun Korean Film Festival is proud to Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Lee Hung-in, Son Ye-jin, David McInnis Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Ahn Sung-ki dropped out of high school after ing Sun, a sailor in Phantom: The to direct commercials and short present this spotlight. South Korea, Drama, 2004, Cert 12, 117mins South Korea, Period Drama, 2001, 158mins

20 21 K-FOCUS: ACTOR JUNG WOO-SUNG

Cold Eyes The Killer Behind, 감시자들 The Old Man + Q&A with Actor Jung Woo-sung 킬러앞에 노인

FRI 14 NOV 7PM ODEON WEST END FOLLOWS AFTER COLD EYES

Based upon the 2007 thrill- and special skills are Yoon-ju and Sang- Screening with Cold Eyes is the actor’s OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL er Eye In The Sky, Cold Eyes features fe- jun up to the challenge of bringing this SELECTION SELECTION latest directorial ;The Killer SELECTION male police officer Ha Yoon-ju who has criminal mastermind to justice? INT. FILM INT. FILM Behind the Old Man. An incredibly me- HONG KONG INT. an uncanny memory and set of obser- Though the project had its de- FESTIVAL FESTIVAL ticulous hitman is contracted to kill an FILM FESTIVAL vation skills. Thanks to her talents she tractors from the onset the film quick- elderly man but while watching his tar- is accepted into the elite Special Crime ly fulfilled all the filmmakers wildest get he begins to reconsider his actions. Unit who specialise in the surveillance dreams, drawing over five million view- Commissioned by the Hong Kong Film of high profile criminals. Tough veteran, ers in less than thirty days. The film did BEST ACTRESS: Festival and compiled in the omnibus HAN HYO-JOO Hwang Sang-jun, is enlisted to mentor not only see success at the box office BLUE DRAGON FILM film Three Charmed Lives, Jung Woo- EUROPEAN PREMIERE Yoon-ju who is known for his reckless- but toured some of the world’s biggest AWARDS sung’s contribution has been described ness but legendary animal-like senses film festivals and won lead actress Han as the most stylish and compelling. and intuition. Though the pair’s hot Hyo-joo the Best Actress award at the tempers lead them to butting heads, 34rd . they soon form a strong bond while tracking down their newest and big- gest target. James is the cold-hearted and cruel leader of an armed criminal organisation who uses his unmatched intelligence to evade all of the Unit’s tactics. Even with all of their technology

Dir Kim Byeong-seo Dir: Jung Woo-sung Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Seol Kyung-gu, Han Hyo-joo Cast: Choi Jin-ho, Woo Sang-jeon, You In-young South Korea, Thriller, 2013, Cert 15, 118mins South Korea, Drama, 2013, Cert TBC, 28mins

22 23 K-FOCUS: PRODUCER LEE JUN-DONG

K-Focus: A Girl at My Door 도희야 Producer Lee Jun-dong + Q&A with Director July Jung, Producer Lee Jun-dong and BIFF programmer Nam Dong Chul

FRI 7 NOV 8.20PM ODEON WEST END WED 19 NOV 7.45PM HEBDEN BRIDGE PICTURE HOUSE

With eight films over twelve years under Recently the producer has enticed back Young-nam is one of Korea’s top police a surprising turn after the truth about his belt Lee Jun-dong has shown an apt to cinema the director of cult hit Save graduates who quickly climb the ranks Young-nam’s transfer comes to light. eye for producing beautiful and insight- the Green Planet, Jang Joon-hwan with of Seoul’s police department. Her ca- A Girl At My Door features fantas- ful films. The younger brother of festival the unusual but thrilling Hwayi: A Mon- reer takes a turn for the worst when she tic performances from some of Korea’s darling, Lee Chang-dong, he began his ster Boy. A more big budget affair than is sighted for misconduct and trans- best actresses with Bae Doona (Cloud career in 2002 as a production man- Lee Jun-dong’s regular films,Hwayi ferred to a sleepy seaside village. Trying Atlas, As One, The Host) and the young ager on his brother’s third directorial contains all the imaginative style and to acclimatise to her new surroundings but extremely talented Kim Sae Ron feature Oasis. Since then he has estab- storytelling that made the director’s de- Young-nam spies a shy and sullen look- (Barbie, Man From Nowhere). Both ac- lished the production company Now but feature such a hit. As well as Hwayi ing girl, Dohee. There is something not tresses play damaged females who find Films, specialising in creating low to the festival will also be screening pro- quite right with Dohee as Young-nam solace in each other’s company regard- mid budgeted art films. With this criteri- ducer Lee Jun-dong’s latest film and sees she is an easy target for bullies, less of the age gap. The film was nomi- on in mind Lee Jun-dong has helped to debut feature from the promising July preferring to spend all her time by her- nated for three separate awards at the bring to the silver screen award winning Jung with, A Girl At My Door starring self roaming the dark alleys of the vil- last including the Producer Lee Jun-dong Director July Jung films such asA Brand New Life, Never Bae Doona and Kim Sae-ron. lage. One day Young-nam witnesses Queen Palm, the Golden Camera and Forever and My Mother, The Mermaid. A fighter for independent films, Dohee being abused by her grandfa- the Un Certain Regard Award. This is The producer had his biggest success Lee Jun-dong has spent a career prov- NOMINEE OFFICIAL ther and stepfather. Not being able to an impressive feat for anyone but this is in 2010 with his brother drawing great ing it is possible to create low budget, UN CERTAIN REGARD SELECTION turn a blind eye, Young-nam takes the especially impressive being the director, CANNES INT. FILM TORONTO INT. FILM recognition for the outstanding Poetry. engaging and successful movies and in FESTIVAL FESTIVAL girl into her custody, letting Dohee live July Jung’s debut feature film and cer- The film centres on an elderly woman the process has helped bring some of with her. Having never had someone to tainly a must see at the London Korean looking for the ‘poetry’ in life in the face Korea’s best contemporary films to our stand up for her before Dohee quickly Film Festival. of adversity, it won a string of awards screens. NOMINEE OFFICIAL bonds with Young-nam. But things take including Best Screenplay at Cannes, GOLDEN CAMERA SELECTION the Regard D’Or and Jury prize at Fri- CANNES INT. FILM BFI LONDON FILM Dir: July Jung bourg Film Festival to name but a few. FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Cast: Bae Doona. Kim Sae-ron, Song Sae-byrok South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 18, 119mins

24 25 K-FOCUS: LEE JUN-DONG

Hwayi: A Monster Boy Poetry 화이: 괴물을 삼킨 아이 시 + Q&A with Producer Lee Jun-dong + Q&A with Producer Lee Jun-dong SAT 8 NOV 1.30PM ODEON WEST END SAT 8 NOV 5PM ODEON WEST END TUE 18 NOV 7.45PM HEBDEN BRIDGE PICTURE HOUSE

Hwayi is a boy who lives on small farm in a revelation that will change everything Mija lives along the Han River with her escaped from. Mija has to confront the a small village. From the outside Hwayi forever. OFFICIAL SELECTION teenage grandson in a small suburban idea that perhaps life is not as beautiful FANTASIA INT. might seem like every other teenager FILM FESTIVAL city. She is a dandy old lady who likes to as she had thought. but he is not. Unlike most families, “He who fights with monsters dress up in flower-decorated hats and Filmmaker Lee Changdong has Hwayi has been raised by five fathers might take care lest he thereby becomes fashionable outfits, but has an unpre- written and directed a slew of award who are each infamous criminals. There a monster. And if you gaze for long into dictable attitude and inquisitive mind. winning films includingGreen Fish, Oa- is the cold-hearted leader: Suk-tae, the an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” On a whim Mija enrols in a poetry class sis, and Peppermint stuttering Ki-tae, the thinker Jin-sun, in the neighbourhood community cen- Candy. A number of these films have the action man Dong-beom and the These words from Friedrich Nietzsche tre and is challenged to write a poem focused on the incredible performanc- firearms expert Beom-soo. Each bring give the audience an understanding of for the first time. Believing that there is es of its female leads with Moon So-ri their own specialities to the table and what to expect of Hwayi. This action nothing in her life to inspire her wish to and Jeon Do-yeon winning accolades Hwayi is taught all of these. One day the and emotionally packed film sees the write poems, she sets out on a quest for around the world. Poetry is no different group accepts a contract to kill a man long awaited return of filmmaker Jang poetic inspiration. Mija becomes an ob- with a subtle yet stirring performance named Lim and his wife. The group Joon-hwan. The director debuted with server of the everyday, the beauty in the from actress Yun Junghee as the aspir- of assassins feel as if something is not the cult and critically loved filmSave the things that everyone takes for granted. ing poet battling against a stark reality. right about this assignment but Suk-tae Green Planet in 2003 yet disappeared, With this, Mija is delightfully surprised is adamant to fulfil the contract and to but thankfully this darkly imaginative that she has a newfound excitement BEST SCREENPLAY BEST ACTRESS: bring Hwayi on the mission. Nervous filmmaker has returned with another over discovering sights and experiences CANNES INT. YUN JUNGHEE Hwayi enters the victims’ house and is off-kilter, unusual and stirring action as if for the first time. But some unex- LA FILM CRITICS FILM FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION forced to kill his target, but he discovers film. pected news brings her crashing down to a harsh reality she thought she had

Dir: Jang Joon-hwan Dir: Lee Changdong Cast: Kim Yun-seok, Yeo Jin-goo, Cho Jin-woong, UK PREMIERE Cast: Yun Junghee, Lee Da-wit, Kim Hee-ra, An Nae-sang Park Hyun-sung, Kim Sung-kyun, Park Hae-joon South Korea, Drama, 2010, Cert 15, 139mins South Korea, Action/Drama, 2013, Cert 18, 126mins

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Foreword by Nam Dong-chul Programmer, International Film Festival

2013 Busan International Film Festi- to override its intentions. The film fo- the Busan International Film Festival a female director Ahn Seon-kyoung, picts the life of a family consisting of ing student who brings back the hype About Busan val showcased many indie films that cuses solely on the victim of the as- and the FIPRESCI Award. 10 Minutes shows a couple with a large age dif- elderly parents who are reluctant to of Jokgu (foot volleyball) at the cam- were much-talked-about films of sault, Han Gong-ju. Those who have also received the Golden Wheel from ference between them, living in pov- ask their children for money, an eld- pus after completing his compulsory International Film Festival the season. The film that stood out the responsibility and the obligation Vesoul Asian Film Festival, Asian New erty. The love between a woman in est son who tries hard to keep the military service. “I aim to make films foremost was Han Gong-ju directed to protect her do reluctantly take her Talent Award from the In- her 40s and this young man is a love family from falling apart, their daugh- for everyone, that are rated univer- After its introduction in 1996, by Lee Sujin. Han Gong-ju received in, but ultimately look the other way ternational Film Festival, and the that is not recognised by either their ter who is a divorced single-mum sal”, says Woo Moon-gi. Jokgu is a the Busan International Film many awards starting with the BIFF when it matters. It is a sad portrayal Grand Prize in the New Talent Com- families or society. “I’m scared that raising her son on her own, and the much needed vibrant film for current Festival (BIFF) has rapidly grown Citizen Critics’ Award, CGV Movie of our reality when those who see the petition at the Film Festival. The I will lose the courage. There are so youngest son who makes a living as Korean cinema. to represent all of Asia. A non- Collage Award, as well as Golden Star presence of Han Gong-ju as uncom- film shows a young man entering into many things I have to fight against, a chauffeur. Each member has their You will be able to witness last competing film festival show- Grand Prize for Short Film from the fortable and a nuisance, and hence the working world as an intern for the but that I’ll be like a cripple and not be own cross to bear and they continue year’s Busan International Film Festi- ing on average 300 films each Marrakech Film Festival, Tiger Award are unable to protect her. Lee Su- very first time. The movie portrays his able to say anything in front of them”, to live on, but when the eldest son is val in a nutshell with these five films. year, BIFF is celebrating its 19th from International Film Festival Rot- jin, the director, shows the contrast experiences in a way that can be re- this line from the film suggests that made redundant and the youngest anniversary in 2014. There are terdam, The Jury Prize, The Critics’ of this dark and serious story with lated to by most young people and Pascha is a story of the two people son has an accident, the misfortunes Translation by Sophia Dasol Choi sections which are open for Nam Dong-chul Prize and The Deauville Audience the purity of Han Gong-ju. Her song the experiences they would have had. against worldly prejudice and stereo- become unbearable for them. This is competition however, including Award from Deauville Asian Film Fes- leaves a vivid impression on us like a The cold-heartedness of how one types, trying to fight against the law of the third feature film by Kim Dong- the New Currents Award for the tival, and the Grand Prize at the Fri- ray of light in darkness, and makes looks at a situation and the fiery rage the jungle and gaining courage from hyun. Newcomer amongst the Asian bourg International Film Festival. The us aware of what it is that has been against the unjust makes 10 Minutes each other. It is a difficult fight, but A King of Jokgu (foot volleyball) directors, and the Vision Award film also brought in an audience of destroyed. This is the outstanding an unforgettable film. they choose to take the road against proved popular when it was invited for individual Korean films. over 200,000, which is exceptional achievement accomplished by the Pascha which received the New the hardships and not give up. to the Busan International Film Fes- for an indie film. filmHan Gong-ju. Currents Award at the New Current The Dinner was selected as the tival last year, since its public release Han Gong-ju is the story of 10 Minutes is a film directed by Award Competition alongside 10 closing film of the 2013 Busan Inter- it brought in an audience of 40,000, a horrific assault, but it is a piece of Lee Yong-seung, with a flourishing Minutes at the Busan International national Film Festival. It is a melodra- which is excellent for an indie film. work which does not allow the pro- list of awards matching that of Han Film Festival, is an impressive film in matic family drama, which will touch Featuring the liveliness of youth, the vocative nature of the subject matter Gong-ju, namely the KNN Award from a different way. Pascha, directed by the audiences’ hearts. The movie de- movie depicts the story of a return-

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Han Gong-ju Pascha 한공주 파스카

SAT 8 NOV 4PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN SAT 9 NOV 7PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN MON 17 NOV 8.30PM NORWICH CINEMA CITY

High School girl, Han Gong-ju, is your Gong-ju being no different. This feature Is it acceptable for a Forty-something This is a worthwhile way to spend 90 regular all-Korean teen who finds her- has already won a number of awards GOLDEN STAR TIGER AWARD woman to be in a relationship with 17 minutes if you are tired of the standard MARRAKECH INT. INT. FILM FESTIVAL self involved in an incident. Uncared for including the Citizen Reviewers’ Award FILM FESTIVAL year old boy? The idea of love between Hollywood romcom, brought to you by her parents, Han Gong-ju’s teachers and CGV Movie Collage Awards at the two people with such an age gap and from the emerging talent, director Shn arrange for another school to take her 18th Busan Film Festival. The inspiration the social exclusion that it can bring is Sun-kyoung. in as a safe haven. At her new school behind the film is the director’s wish to the subject of Pascha. Han Gong-ju keeps her head down and portray a girl who is in exile. Lee Su- CRITICS’ PRIZE AUDIENCE Gaeul is a 40 year old screenwrit- makes little attempt to make friends but jin wants to support people who find DEAUVILLE ASIAN AWARD er who lives with 17-year old Joseph as much as she can help it, she does themselves in these positions, by high- FILM FESTIVAL DEAUVILLE ASIAN and their cats. The families of the two FILM FESTIVAL make a new friend who learns Han lighting their plight on the silver screen. lovers cannot comprehend the rela- Gong-ju has an incredible voice. To tionship. Gaeul’s family are especially boost her friend’s confidence she builds baffled by every aspect of her life, rais- a fansite to showcase Han Gong-ju’s JURY PRIZE ing a cat and living off of vegetables, let talents but the secret of why she has DEAUVILLE ASIAN alone having a 17-year old lover. More been moved to this school is discov- FILM FESTIVAL and more obstacles from society are ered putting her at risk. placed between the lovers as they strive Han Gong-ju is the promising for a happy ever after. OFFICIAL SELECTION debut feature from director Lee Su-jin. Pascha asks many questions of NEW CURRENTS The director’s previous work such as: not just Korean society but society BUSAN INT. FILM Papa and Enemy’s Apple have all been in general and will have you second FESTIVAL invited to major film festivals withHan guessing many of your assumptions.

Dir: Lee Sujin Dir: Ahn Sun-kyoung Cast: Chun Woo-hee, Jung In-sun, Kim So-young, Lee Young-lan Cast: Kim So-hee, Sung Ho-jun, Shin Yeon- EUROPEAN PREMIERE South Korea, 2014, Drama, Cert 18, 112mins sook, Lim Hyung-tae, Gong Jae-min South Korea, Drama, 2013, Cert 15, 97mins

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10 Minutes 10분 + Introduction by BIFF programmer The Dinner Nam Dong-chul 만찬

SUN 9 NOV 4.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN FRI 14 NOV 8.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN

Kang Ho-chan has big dreams of be- 10 Minutes is another film screening at Meet your everyday family: an ailing di- tune befalls them, will the family be able coming a TV station producer but his this year’s London Korean Film Festival vorced single mom, the youngest son to survive? family are barely getting by since his which holds up a mirror to contem- a chauffeur, the eldest son who tries to The Dinner has been heralded for father’s retirement. As the sole bread- porary Korean society. This time the keep the family together and their im- its unashamedly realistic depiction of winner for the family his father has film looks to highlight the struggles of poverished older parents who are al- life. Through one family, director Kim high hopes for his son’s career. How- Korea’s corporate world. Korea is well ways reluctant to ask them for money. Dong-hyun (A Shark, Hello Stranger) ever Kang repeatedly fails to obtain a known for its long working hours and The oldest son, In-cheol worries about creates a truthful representation of Ko- job at the local station no matter how heavy workloads, the prospect of giving his livelihood after early retirement rean society. Not unlike the British film- hard he studies. Tired of dodging debt up on ones dreams in order to pick up having seen what has become of his maker, Mike Leigh with Another Year collectors and needing to put food on a steady pay cheque thanks to student parents. In-cheol’s wife, Hye-jeong ex- or Life is Sweet this kitchen sink drama his family’s table he takes a part time loans is not uncommon. periences her own problems due to in- is both touching and revealing about job in the media department of a gov- The film is a winner of the KNN fertility. The youngest son, In-ho strug- contemporary life and its problems. ernment office. Though the work isn’t Audience Movie Award in the New Cur- gles with money problems as he tries to too bad Ho-chan still wishes to get his rents section of the 18th Busan Film save money by doing freight and chauf- dream job. One day he is offered the Festival as well as a number of other feur work. The only daughter, Gyeong- opportunity by his boss to take a full awards from various high profile film jin is a single working mother who is time position. Should Kang forget his festivals. always busy raising her own son whilst dream about becoming a TV producer battling her ex-husband over custody. and take the safe option of a stable job? Each family member have their own burdens to bear but when more misfor- EUROPEAN PREMIERE WINNER WINNER KNN AUDIENCE BERLINALE FORUM FIPRESCI AWARD CLOSING GALA OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARD BUSAN INT. BERLIN INT. FILM HONG KONG INT. BUSAN INT. FILM SHANGHAI INT. FILM Dir: Lee Yong-seung FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL Dir: Kim Dong-hyun FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Cast: Baek Jong-hwan, Kim Jong-gu UK PREMIERE Cast: Jeong Ui-jun, Park Se-jin South Korea, 2013, Drama, Cert 12a, 93mins South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 15, 125mins

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OFFICIAL SELECTION BUSAN INT. FILM FESTIVAL

Alive The King of Jokgu 산다 족구왕

SAT 8 NOV 7.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN WED 12 NOV 6.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN

Jung-chul lives hand to mouth, always question. If he can just get through this Man-seob used to be The King of Jok- and Lost in Transportation, has shown looking to make a quick bit of cash to winter then maybe he will be alright. gu, a fusion of football and volleyball. a unique talent, with an ‘exquisite com- rebuild his house after a flood destroyed Alive directed by and starring He was famous for his unstoppable bination of sensitive character com- it. After not being paid on a construc- Park Jung-bum sees the filmmaker foot spike while serving in the army. He edy and sharp satirical drama’ that tion job Jung-chul looks to confront returns since the 2010 award winning returns to school after completing his have competed well at numerous film his boss at his house but finds the man The Journals of Musan. The director military service only to find the Jokgu festivals. Not only a talented director, gone, leaving behind his son. Dismayed confronts the idea of what it means to court has been removed. He inquires Woo Moon-gi has turned his hand to and desperate to make it through the stay alive and how that relates to the to anybody that will listen as to why a number of other areas in filmmaking harsh winter, Jung-chul looks for work lower classes in Korean society. How the court has been removed but dis- including contributing as an art director at a soybean paste factory where his the struggle to stay alive can consume covers that no one cares. Everyone is of Sunshine Boys, a director of a music sister, Soo-yun, works. Soo-yun used one’s life. too preoccupied with finding a job and video for musician ‘Peppertones’, and to be a dreamer who mourns her child- their careers, all senses of romantic or an actor in short and feature films such hood fantasy of becoming an actress fun notions have vanished. Man-seob as The Legacy. with this being a great source of friction meets Anna, the school queen, whom If you are interested in an earnest, between her and Jung-chul believing he falls in love with at first sight. To win coming of age comedy with a little bit this to be a selfish idea. The factories her heart he relies on what he does best of sport thrown in then The King of Jok- owner is pleased with Jung-chul’s work and looks to organise a Jokgu cham- gu is the film for you. OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION and listens to his advice when Jung- INT. COMPETITION INT. FILM pionship. chul suggests that they could increase INT. FILM FESTIVAL Filmmaker Woo Moon-gi whose production. But Jung-chul becomes FESTIVAL short films includeThe Boy Physics careless putting his own survival into

Dir: Park Jungbum Dir: Woo Moon-gi Cast: Park Jungbum, Lee Seung- EUROPEAN PREMIERE Cast: Ahn Jae-hong, Hwang Seung-un, Jung Woo-sik EUROPEAN PREMIERE yeon, Park Myung-hun South Korea, Comedy, 2014, Cert 15, 104mins South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert TBC, 150mins

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Manshin K-Spotlight 만신 + Q&A with director Park Chan-kyong MON 10 NOV 8.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN THUR 20 NOV 5.30PM ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE

A documentary spanning a lifetime, nity Movement. Manshin centres on a woman who has The film is told through a mix- been shunned for being ‘possessed’ by ture of rare archive footage, music per- spirits as a girl, oppressed as an adult formances, provoking mythical fantasy for her superstitions, we see how she scenes and re-enactments with actors has grown into a great shaman that has including: Moon So-ri, Kim Sae-ron and been honoured as a National Treas- Ryu Hyun-kyung. This magical and eye ure of Korea. Kim Keum-hwa is one opening story is imaginatively brought of Korea’s greatest shaman who was to life through the eyes of director Park 2014 has been another banner year part narrative film uses a mixture of , . Toronto, Busan to this hauntingly beautiful city with Director Park Chan-kyong actually born in Hwanghae Province, Chan-kyong whose previous works for Korean cinema, with many films interviews, archive footage and re- and , the film sees the di- great onscreen chemistry between before the . include shamanic themes such as the having been invited to and compet- enactments with Korea’s top female rector reunite with Moon So-ri, Kim Park Hae-il and Shim Min-a. OPENING GALA Her shamanic traditions hark back to short film Night Fishing co-directed ing at some of the world’s top film actresses to tell the story of not just Sui-sung and Seo Young-hwa as well The documentaries and melo- DMZ KOREAN when she was seventeen and became with his brother, Park Chan-wook. As INT. DOC. festivals. Our K-Spotlight section one of Korea’s national treasures, as Hong Sang-soo’ newcomer, Kase dramas are not the only films that FILM FESTIVAL possessed by spirits during an initiation with past work Park Hyun-kyung looks looks to bring some of these award Shaman Kim Keum-hwa but also the Ryo. can be found in our Spotlight as we rite called Naerim-gut. Though this film to mainstream Korea’s near lost sha- winning films to the UK screens with transformation the country has expe- Another low key but moving will also be screening some of Ko- documents the life and times of Kim man identity and religion. Whether you a wide array of strange, thrilling and rienced from the thirties to today. film screening is that of Gyeongju rea’s best thrillers of the year with The Keum-hwa, it also gives a history of the believe in the shamanic teachings or CLOSING GALA oppression of people who believed in not, Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits is a poetic stories. We also welcome back a festival which sees Park Hae-il travelling to Target and A Hard Day. There is defi- NEW YORK ASIAN Included in our spotlight is the regular, Hong Sang-soo with his lat- the historic Korean city of the same nitely something for everyone. FILM FESTIVAL shamanism throughout 20th century, fascinating and visually compelling film. experimentally told Manshin: Ten est film,Hill of Freedom. Fresh from name and becoming involved in an through the Japanese colonial period, Thousand Spirits from director Park competing at the Venice Interna- unlikely relationship. From direc- Korean War, and 1970’s New Commu- Chan-kyong. The part documentary, tional Film Festival and screenings in tor Zhang Lu, the film is a love letter Dir: Park Chan-kyong Cast: Kim Sae-ron, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Moon So-ri, Kim Keum-hwa UK PREMIERE South Korea, Documentary, 2014, Cert 15, 104mins

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The Target Gyeongju 표적 경주

SUN 9 NOV 2PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN THUR 13 NOV 8PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN

A once skilled mercenary, Yeo-hoon, hospital in exchange for Hee-joo’s life. Choi Hyeon, a professor in , at- (). Gyeongju, an east- played by Ryu Seung-ryong, now leads In a state of shock, Tae-jun does as he tends a friend’s funeral and meets ern city of South Korea, is known for its an everyman life. One day he goes is told and helps Yeo-hoon escape from Chun-won, a colleague who seven hundreds of burial mounds, and histori- out to run an errand only to discover the hospital. On the run Yeo-hoon must years previously had travelled to Gyeo- cal monuments making the town with a man being murdered. The killers see find the killers, clear his name and save ngju. Talking over drinks the two remi- one foot in the past a fitting backdrop that Yeo-hoon could be a witness and Hee-soo all in 36 hours. nisce about their times there. Choi for director Zhang Lu’s elegantly ob- shoot him. With a little luck and a little Part of the official selection in this mentions a certain cafe which had an served quiet drama. The film, realized skill he is not fatally wounded and man- year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Target obscene painting hanging on the walls by director Zhang Lu, whose previous ages to make it to a hospital. The mur- is a thrilling, action packed film on par but Chun-won remembers nothing. works include Dooman River, was com- der victim is identified as a well-known with previous London Korean Film Fes- The next day on a whim Choi decides to pletely inspired by the city which the di- industrialist and Yeo-hoon is named as tival selection The Man From Nowhere. return to Gyeongju and find the paint- rector visited in the nineties. There he the prime suspect. At the hospital Yeo- Ryu Seung-ryong (), ing. He finds the cafe but not the paint- visited the cafe featured in the film and hoon is under the care of resident doc- one of Korea’s most popular actors ing, instead the establishment is run by saw the same lewd drawing which cap- tor Tae-jun, a cheerful man expecting teams up with Death Bell director, an attractive lady named Yun-hui. tivated Park Hae-il’s character. Thankful his first child with his wife Hee-joo. The Chang for this intense cat and mouse In the vein of films such as Mid- art has imitated life to create this beau- killers return and look to finish off Yeo- game. night in Paris and Richard Linklater’s tiful love story. hoon during the night but Tae-jun saves Before trilogy, Gyeongju centres on a him. In retaliation Hee-joo is kidnapped romantic journey in a hauntingly beauty with Tae-jun receiving a phone call de- location. The city finds itself being just UK PREMIERE manding Yeo-hoon’s release from the as important as the two talented leads in Park Hae-il (The Host) and Shin Min-a OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION CANNES INT. BUSAN INT. TORONTO INT. Dir: Chang FILM FESTIVAL Dir: Zhang Lu FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL Cast: Ryu Seung-ryong, Yu Jun-sang, Lee Jin-wook UK PREMIERE Cast: Park Hae-il, Shin Min-ah South Korea, Action, 2014, Cert 15, 98mins South Korea/China, Drama, 2014, Cert 15, 149mins

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A Hard Day Hill of Freedom 끝까지 간다 자유의 언덕

SUN 9 NOV 2PM ODEON WEST END SAT 8 NOV 2PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN SUN 16 NOV 5.30PM NORWICH CINEMA CITY

Driving home after his mother’s funeral, from solving the case and staying alive Kwon works as a language tutor at a rect order. Will not knowing when each special crimes detective, Gun-su, is star- as each attempt to cover up his crime school, she stops by her old workplace of the letters was written change the tled when someone jumps out in front becomes more and more dangerous. and picks up a thick envelope contain- significance of what they say? of him onto the road. With no time to A Hard Day is Korea’s most sus- ing a number of undelivered letters, Hong Sang-soo, the master of avoid the person Gun-su runs them penseful thriller of the year drawing each addressed to her. Two years pre- subtlety and the everyday, returns with down. A cop causing a person’s death, huge crowds in its native Korea and vious Kwon was involved with a Japa- this sweet, sentimental story of the re- even accidentally, is not going to end praise in the Director’s Fortnight at the nese instructor whom she worked with membrance of a past relationships. Told well for anyone so in a panic Gun-su Cannes Film Festival this year. The film named Mori, who declared his love for through a narrative that weaves in and comes up with a plan to hide the body is the director’s second film after debut- her and proposed. Undecided about out of the past and present the director in in his mother’s coffin. A few days pass ing in 2006 with How the Lack of Love how she felt, Kwon turned him down. re-joins with actress Moon So-ri (Ha- and it looks as if he has gotten off scot- Affects Two Men a thoroughly different Defeated Mori immediately returned to haha) and Seo Young-hwa (Oki’s Movie) free until he receives an anonymous call type of film but holds the running theme and at some point he returned and Kase Ryo (Letters From Iwo Jima). from someone who witnessed every- of blackmail. Taking the lead is actor to Korea looking to win Kwon’s heart. thing. However this witness/wannabe Lee Sung-kyun who first made a name The letters enclosed in the envelope blackmailer does not want money but for himself as the star of the Rocky Hor- are from Mori while he was searching wants to know the location of the body. ror Picture Show musical before wow- for his love. Kwon reads the first letter ORIZZONTI MASTERS Gun-su problems escalate when the hit ing audiences in a number of successful in the lobby but she grows faint walk- VENICE INT. TORONTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL and run pops up on the police database comedies and Hong Sang-soo films. ing down the stairs and accidentally with his partner being assigned to the scatters the letters. Collecting them she case. Gun-su has to juggle the black- discovers that none of the letters are mailer’s demands, stopping his partner dated so cannot place them in the cor- OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION DRAGONS & TIGERS OFFICIAL SELECTION DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT BFI LONDON TORONTO INT. BFI LONDON CANNES INT. FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL Dir: Kim Seong-hun FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL Dir: Hong Sangsoo Cast: Lee Sun-kyun, Cast: Ryo Kase, Moon So-ri, Seo Young-hwa Cho Jin-woong, Lee Young-soo South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 18, 67mins South Korea, Thriller, 2013, Cert 15, 111mins

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The Youth 레디 액션 청춘 + K-Pop Concert by Donghae & Eunhyuk (Super Junior) + Q&A with Donghae (Super Junior)

THUR 13 NOV 6.30PM ODEON WEST END

Long before films such as V/H/S be- it stars Nam Ji-heong (4Minute). came popular in the west, Korea had Enemies All Around is the story regularly been producing the omnibus about three young men who meet on- film. Yet unlike the US, Korean films do line and decide to rob a bank. They suc- not just confine these types of films to ceed in their plot but find out that the the horror genre. The Youth tackles ex- news reports a different sum of money actly what it says, the youth generation being stolen to what they actually stole. and there is nothing more that repre- The true distrust natures reveal in the K-Actors sents youth in contemporary Korean ending with violence, starring Song society than its K-Pop stars.. Seung-hyun (FT Island). Finally Play Girl The Rumor directed by Kim Jin- sees a group of delinquent teenage girls One of the Korean film industry’s The festival’s screening of The Youth moo (Apostle) looks to criticise the idea on a school trip playing a bullying game strongest and most popular elements is features many K-Pop faces turning to of worship in teen school and group with tragic consequences. its incredibly versatile acting talent. This the silver screen, tackling the prob- dynamics with Super Junior’s Lee section will look to spotlight some of lems of today’s teen population. With Dong-hae. Wonderwall by Park Ga-hee the country’s veteran and up and com- band members of groups Super Junior, sees a teen who tries to join the military ing actors. 4Minutes and FT Island, The Youth is a after keying the car of a local gangster OFFICIAL SELECTION KAOHSIUNG EUROPEAN The idea of pop stars migrating to must see for all Korean music fans. but shows the idea of how Korea’s mili- FILM FESTIVAL the world of film is not a new one, but Newcomers are not the only ones tary service is sometimes considered a PREMIERE few find success. For every Will Smith to be given a spotlight in this section as prison sentence for the country’s youth, there is a Britney Spears however in we also have films starring much loved Korea the K-Pop generation has trans- actors including: Hwang Jung-min ferred with far greater results, for exam- (Man in Love), Kim Yun-seok (Haemoo) Dir: Kim Jin-moo, Ju Seong-su, Park ga-hee, Jung Won-sik ple with singers turned actors such as and Cha Seung-won (Man On High Cast: Lee Dong-hae, Park Chan-woo, Gu Won, Jung Hae-in, Nam Jih-yun, Song Rain and Choi Seung-hyun (aka T.O.P). Heels). Seung-hyun, Choi Young-sung, Seo Eun-ah, Park So-dam, Yoo Haw-won, South Korea, Omnibus, Cert TBC, 126mins

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OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION TORONTO INT. VANCOUVER INT. FILM INT. FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL

Haemoo Obsessed 해무 인간중독

THUR 13 NOV 7PM ODEON WEST END SAT 8 NOV 8PM ODEON KINGSTON SAT 15 NOV 1PM ODEON WEST END SUN 9 NOV 8PM ODEON WEST END

Screenwriter Shim Sung-bo (Memories nese vessel who unloads its cargo, peo- In 1969, at the end of the War, a to woo Ga-heun but how long can the of Murder) directs his first feature film ple, onto the Junjin. Confused at what war hero, Colonel Kim Jin-pyong looks two keep their affair a secret? based on the true story of a group of is happening, the crew members slowly to return home with the prospect of Director and screenwriter Kim fisherman who faced tragic conse- realise what Kang’s intentions are and being promoted to the rank of General. Dae-woo has produced a number of quences while smuggling illegal immi- what they are unwittingly part of. The With a beautiful wife, a promising career successful lust filled movies withUn - grants. crew look to comfort the abused im- and distinguished war record Jin-pyong told Scandal, and The Captaining the 69 ton fishing ves- migrants while Kang treats them worse should be revered but only finds himself Servant and his latest feature, Obsessed sel, the Junjin, is Kang, a weathered than the traffickers. The Junjin stays in surrounded by petty jealousy and envy. being no different. The films stays in seaman who decides after years of de- open waters unmoving which causes After returning the Colonel begins to the tradition of director Dae-woo’s clining fishing hauls that he needs to restlessness in the Junjin’s cargo and feel the effects of post-traumatic stress, past work by unveiling a rarely explored take drastic action to make ends meet that of its crew. Tensions and tempers something his wife dismisses. One day period of Korean history, namely the and keep his crew members in work. He flare as a fog descends on the ship. Captain Kyung Woo-jin is transferred late Sixties. This was a defining age for decides to strike a deal with a human Produced by Bong Joon-ho (The Host, into Jin-pyong’s army and moves next South Korea as the country experi- trafficking broker to smuggle people ), Haemoo hosts an all-star door with his wife Ga-heun. Jin-pyong enced a flood of new fashion, culture, into Korea. The ships leaves port with cast in this tension filled drama, includ- sees that Ga-heun is different from all art and music, all beautifully realised in the crew believing they are heading out ing: Kim Yoon-seok (The Chaser), Han the other officer’s wives and instantly Obsessed by art director Kim Ji-su (A to catch their biggest haul in years, una- Ye-ri (Kundo: The Age of the Rampant), falls in love with her. He learns that Ga- Werewolf Boy) ware that they are actually going to pick Moon Sung-keun (In Another Country) heun’s marriage is more or less a sham up Korean-Chinese immigrants. In the You Seung-mok (Han Gong-ju) and Lee as the couple see themselves more as a open sea Kang rendezvous’ with a Chi- Hee-jun (The Unjust). brother and sister, Jin-pyong manages

Dir: Shim Sung-bo Dir: Kim Dae-woo Cast: Kim Yun-seok, Park Yoo-chun, Han Ye-ri, Lee Hui- UK PREMIERE Cast: Song Seung-heon, Lim Ji-yeon, Jo Yeo-jeong, On Ju-wan UK PREMIERE joon. Moon Sung-keun, Kim Sang-ho, Yoo Seung-mok South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 18, 132mins South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 18, 111mins

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Man on High Heels Man in Love 하이힐 남자가 사랑할 때

THUR 13 NOV 9.20PM ODEON WEST END SAT 8 NOV 8.40PM ODEON WEST END

Jang Jin is possibly one of Korea’s best broiled in a case to bring down a high Parolee Han Tae-il has been in and out to be breaking his conditions of parole directors yet bizarrely one of the coun- ranking gangster in Boss Huh and help of trouble all his life and is currently op- and sent back to prison. Can a relation- tries’ most overlooked filmmakers in- fellow police officer Jang-mi who has erating as the right hand man of a loan ship survive after two years in jail? ternationally. With a string of critical and developed feelings for Yoon. Can the shark. One day he is sent to make a col- The debut from director Hang commercial successes, not just film but transgender cop have it all and come lection but finds his customer in hos- Dong-wook could have easily been a also theatre and TV, over the last two out unscathed in the process? pital in a coma. At the man’s side is his very generic movie but thanks to some decades, director Jin has returned to Visually stunning and a depar- daughter, bank employee, Ju Ho-jeong excellent casting the director has made the big screen with an incredibly sub- ture from director Jang Jin’s normal who he forces to take over her father’s something special. The film stars fa- versive film. Holding all the trademark style, Man On High Heels could easily contract. Though she is now a custom- vourites: Hwang Jung-min (The Unjust) elements of classic Jin films as well as become a trashy and clichéd affair but er of his, Tae-il develops an interest in and Han Hye-jin (No Mercy) who have Korean crime thrillers, the film sets itself Jang Jin executes this provocative and her and finds out that she is suffering vibrant on-screen chemistry. A weepy about by adding a very unusual twist. enjoyable picture. Taking a risk with Jin from money issues even though he in- but enjoyment melodrama. Detective Yoon is the typical John in his bold story is actor Cha Seung- sists that she will repay the debt. Tae-il McClane hard man, unflinching in the won (Blades of Blood), who typically manages to convince his employer to eye of the most evil individuals. How- plays the part of romcom pinups, and void her interest payments. Ho-jeong is ever underneath his tough guy exterior delivers a career high he will find hard grateful but begins to regret the appar- lies a secret desire, officer Yoon is a to top. ent show of kindness when Tae-il looks woman trapped in a man’s body. Ago- for repayment by forcing her to spend nising over the decision to have a sex time with him. He finally wins her heart change operation, Yoon becomes em- when Ho-jeong’s father dies and Tae-il arranges the funeral. Sadly he is found EUROPEAN PREMIERE DRAGONS & TIGERS TORONTO INT. Dir: Jang Jin FILM FESTIVAL Dir: Han Dong-wook Cast: Cha Seung-won, Oh Jeong-se, E Som, UK PREMIERE Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Han Hye-jin, Kwak Do-won, Jung Man-shik Go Kyoung-pyo, Park Sung-woong South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 15, 120mins South Korea, Thriller, 2014, Cert 18, 125mins

46 47 Foreword by Tony Rayns London Korean Film Festival Programme Advisor

Twenty years ago, South Korea became fears to tread. Leesong Heeil’s Night the most cinéphile nation on earth. Flight, for example, tackles the difficult Movies were all of a sudden at the fore- issue of teenage sexual identity with a front of social and cultural change. The candour and daring that no mainstream old, state-regulated film industry died, movie is ever likely to match. And the new production companies popped three-part Neighbours, made by three up like mushrooms, censorship was new directors, uses the framework of relaxed– and Koreans in their millions an essay-writing competition to look at flocked to see movies, both Korean and “ordinary” –and not so ordinary– lives. foreign. As a result of that surge of en- Both these features explore areas of thusiasm, film festivals and film schools everyday life beyond the reach of Ko- were very quickly established all over rea’s current mainstream movies. the country. The old film industry had This year’s indie shorts are more gone, a new film industry was being diverse, ranging from Kim Na-kyung’s born, and there were unprecedented martial arts mystery There is No Forest opportunities for young people to learn to Lee Hyung-suk’s sardonic anecdote K-Indie the craft and art of making films. I’m Not a Hairdresser. There’s also an Of course, that initial euphoria outstanding example of indie animation about cinema as a medium has cooled in Hwang Kyuil’s Deaf and Wind, a mag- down in the last twenty years, but South ical film that was (on-and-off) six years Korea still has an enormous number of in production. Some indie shorts are people making films, both inside and made as “calling-cards” by film-makers outside the industry. That’s what lies looking for bigger opportunities in the behind the fact that Korea currently film industry, but these films strike me boasts more indie features and shorts as works with no ulterior motive. They each year than any other country, in- were made as short films because they cluding the US. I spent a week in Busan didn’t call for longer running times. in July, watching dozens and dozens As everyone knows, indie films of indie films, and came away both ex- of all lengths have a hard time finding hausted and exhilarated by the range proper distribution. There are very few of work I saw. A strong sampling of the cinemas in Korea willing and able to year’s best indie films is in the LKFF this screen independent films. This throws a year. great weight onto film festivals to pro- Appropriately, the selection fea- vide a kind of alternative home for indie tures both well-established names and production, and it’s notable that several newcomers. The one thing these indie festivals devoted to - films have in common is that none of making have sprung up in Korea; the them was ever likely to find commer- bigger festivals in Busan, Jeonju and cial backing in the film industry: either also offer a lot of space to the they tackle themes that the industry indies. I’m glad that the LKFF is also do- considers “uncommercial” or they ven- ing its bit to help, and warmly recom- ture into areas of storytelling, style or mend you to wander off your beaten formal experiment where the industry paths to explore these new pastures.

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Bitter, Sweet, Seoul There’s no forest Deaf and Wind A fighter has long sought revenge against his nemesis and finally, with the villain in A lonely boy and his dog, Dawn, live together somewhere high enough to merge his sight his long journey can end. But a woman appears and stands in the man’s into the sky. The lonely boy waits for his father to come home, missing him more 고진감래 way. Can violence ever bring peace? and more. The boy eventually goes down chasing after the model airplane that his father made for him. When he arrives, he finds the wreck of his father’s plane. By + Q&A with director Park Chan-kyong Progammed by Tony Rayns the time he comes back, he is no longer a boy. Dir: Kim Na-kyung Cast: Lee Jin-moo, Kwon jeong-yun, Park Hyong-soo Progammed by Tony Rayns TUE 11 NOV 6.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN South Korea, Short Drama, 2013, Cert TBC, 18mins Dir. Hwang Kyu-il South Korea, Animation, 2014, Cert TBC, 14mins

Bitter, Sweet, Seoul, a crowd sourced found a video that had an image we film is a strange yet wonderful docu- had been looking for. It felt as if we had OFFICIAL SELECTION FIVE FLAVOURS mentary sponsored by the Seoul Met- discovered a jewel”. Set to the music FILM FESTIVAL ropolitan Government and helmed by of both traditional Korean music and brothers Park Chan-wook and Park contemporary pop, Bitter, Sweet, Seoul Chan-kyong. Throughout the Seoul, highlights the everyman that inhabit the Our Movie campaign over 11,000 sub- city, be it the Halloween mask seller in missions from around the world were Itaewon to a woman opening a cafe to entered with the Park Brothers short an old woman who collects recycla- listing and editing only 141 clips. To- bles off of the street, everyone is repre- gether these helped to make a docu- sented. Realism is what the filmmakers ment which shows Korea’s capital, and campaign set out to capture as the warts and all. The footage is as varied Seoul Mayor, Park Won-soon men- and dynamic as the city with some clips tioned during the films premiere: “Seoul Faces I’m Not a Hairdresser shot to professional standards to oth- has a sad history. If we try to project only ers captured through phones and other the good side, it’s not the real thing.... Hyun-woo is a photographer who believes that every facial expression and wrinkle A Man offers an unusual service to all those who wish it, he offers the death experi- devices. Seoul is not a place in monotone; It has on a person’s face can tell a story. He is constantly on the lookout for one face, ence. One day an old woman and her grandson illicit the Man’s service which sends Though a daunting task to begin so many different colours”. If you would one decisive moment that will make his career overnight and a help create a long them on a very unusual experience. Directed by Lee Hyung-suk, a multi award short with Park Chan-kyong describes the like to find out what the real Seoul is all sought-after exhibition. filmmaker ofTwo Boys and a Sheep, Western Movie and Under Construction returns work as “worth it, particularly when we about then this is the film for you. with a strange story that only this filmmaker could tell. Progammed by Tony Rayns Dir: Minjun Kim Progammed by Tony Rayns Cast: Uh Sung-wook, Son Young-sun, Kang young-gu Dir: Lee Hyung-suk Dir: PARKing CHANce South Korea, Short Drama, 2013, Cert TBC, 16mins Cast: Ko Kwan-jae, Nam Jin-hyun, Kim Jae-yun, Sang Hee-young South Korea, Documentary,2014, Cert 12a, 63mins UK PREMIERE South Korea, Short Drama, 2014, Cert TBC, 18mins

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PANORAMA OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION BERLIN INT. FILM INT. STOCKHOLM INT. FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL

Neighbors Night Flight 우리 이웃 이야기 야간 비행 Programmed by Tony Rayns Programmed by Tony Rayns

MON 10 NOV 6.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN WED 12 NOV 8.30PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN

Winning at a huge Neighbours is directed by three separate Three boys, Gi-woong, Yong-ju and Gi- and Yong-gu. The gang focus their at- including Cannes, Busan, Seoul GLBT filmmakers in collaboration, all award taek have been childhood friends for tention onto Yong-gu, seriously injuring and Asiana International Short Film Fes- winning short filmmakers. Kim Hee-jin as long as they can remember. Though the boy. Distraught and scared Yong-gu tival, Neighbours features Park Hee-von whose admirers include Gyeongju (see the friends believed they had an un- believes his only course of action is to starring as Su-yeon a lowly community p39) director Zhang Lu has previously breakable bond they are thrown into commit suicide. Will Gi-woong be able officer. Her office have created a crea- directed the short film A Brand New a world of uncertainty upon entering to stop him? tive writing contest called the “Neigh- Journey which won top prizes at the high school. Their confidence in them- Always one to raise questions bours’ Story” and with so many entries Asiana Awards and Jeonju Film Festi- selves and each other is placed in doubt and highlight society’s problems con- the job of reading through all submis- val and is currently screenwriting for as Gi-woong joins a violent group of cerning sexual identity Leesong Hee-il sions and choosing a winner has fallen director Chung Ji-woo (Eungyo). Son bullies who focus their attentions to- has made a name for himself help- to Su-yeon. She has one night to get Tae-gyum is famous for his series of wards geeky Gi-taek. Meanwhile Yong- ing to bring this genre to the masses. through all the entries so a local pub- short films based on a bestselling comic ju despairs as he hides his romantic and Night Flight was created in response lic servant, Tae-jun, who has a crush called Incomplete Life while Shin So- sexual feelings towards Gi-woong. Not to CCTV footage of a victim of bully- on Su-yeon decides to stay behind and joeng, the youngest of the three, has being able to bury his love any longer ing who committed suicide which had help. Thanks to an energy conservation won awards for best director and best Yong-gu confesses his love for Gi- a profound impact around the world campaign the two have to read the sto- actress at the Sapporo International woong who is unsure if he feels the and especially with director Hee-il, who ries under lantern light and they discov- Short Film Festival. same. One day when Gi-woong is not remembers crying when first seeing the er all the stories about the neglected around the gang chase after Gi-taek but video. The footage moved the director neighbours they had no idea existed. when backed into a corner and looking to examine the effects of Korea’s ‘cut- for any sign of salvation Gi-taek reveals throat’ school environments and what the relationship between Gi-woong that is doing to the nation’s youth. OFFICIAL SELECTION BUSAN INT. FILM Dir: Son tae-gyum, Shin Sojeong, Kim Hee-jin FESTIVAL Dir: Leesong Hee-il Cast: Park Hee-von, Yoon Jin-uk UK PREMIERE Cast: Kwak Si-yang, Lee Jae-joon, Choi Jun- South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert TBC, 91mins ha, Kim Chang-hwan, Lee Ik-joon South Korea, Drama, 2014, Cert 18, 144min

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The Road The Fake Called Life 사이비 메밀꽃, 운수 좋은 날, 그리고 봄봄

TUE 11 NOV 2PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN WED 12 NOV 2PM ODEON COVENT GARDEN

In a downtrodden rural village a church Director Yeon Sang-ho returns after the This animation depicts three pieces of named Kim. His wife has fallen ill and is built. Mr. Choi, the town elder, calls success of The King of Pigs with a bit- traditional Korean stories told by the looks to earn enough money to make upon Reverend Sung looking for the ing look at small town Korea and cor- filmmakers ofGreen Days. her well again. He finds himself unusu- man of God to become the town’s only ruption. What is probably Korea’s first The first film,When the Buck- ally flush with customers but doubt and ray of light and task Sung with lead- animation mixing drama with thriller, wheat Flowers Bloom, is the story of fear creep into his mind as he contem- ing the church. Choi’s actual intention the filmmaker asks the question “Who Heo Saeng-won, an old market seller. plates the consequences of his good is to steal the compensations given to is good and who is evil? What is the After a long day of peddling his wares, fortune. the villagers through the building of boundary of good and evil?” with a star- Saengwon and friend visit an Inn where the church. Min-chul, a former resident tling effect. they meet Dong-I. Over the course of who had disappeared one day, returns the evening the three generations of home just in time when his family is to vendors form a special bond. receive their compensation. Not long Spring Spring sees a field labourer after arriving, Min-chul gets into an ar- who has been promised the hand of gument with Choi and when he is taken his master’s daughter in marriage. Yet to the police station he discovers that every time the servant looks to claim the village elder is a wanted con man. BEST his would-be-wife, his master comes Nobody is willing to listen to Min-chul VANGUARD PANORAMA up with an excuse. Finally tired of be- OPENING GALA ANIMATION TORONTO INT. FILM BERLIN INT. FILM SEOUL INT. CARTOON as they distrust him and deeply trust the FESTIVAL ing denied by his bride the servant chal- & ANIMATION FEST Reverend who believes Choi is going to FESTIVAL lenges his master to the ultimate match. do something good for the town. The last of the trilogy is A Lucky Day which features a rickshaw driver

Dir: Yeon Sangho Dir: Ahn Jae-hun & Han Hye-jin Cast: Yang Ik-june, Oh Jung-se, Kwon Hae-hyo, Park Hee-von UK PREMIERE Cast: Yang Ik-june, Oh Jung-se, EUROPEAN PREMIERE South Korea, Drama, 2013, Cert , 101mins Kwon Hae-hyo, Park Hee-von South Korea, Drama, 2013, Cert UC, 101mins

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The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (MSFF) is one of the most prestigious short film festivals in Korea. The MSFF differentiates itself from other short film festivals by trying the new concept that sees short films categorized by genre. The MSFF proudly presents a variety of Korean short films annually under the catchphrase of “Beyond the Barrier of Genres”, the festival is held every June in Seoul and 2014 see the 13th install- ment of this great event. The First Grade 일등급이다 Cat 고양이 12th Assistant Deacon 12번째 보조사제 Programme 1 Programme Mr. Kim wants to enter a public nursing home so that his children can be With his mum ill and his dad busy with nursing and working, what only comforts Ji- Between light and darkness, an older man is talking to someone younger. “Never

9 Nov 4pm KCCUK 130mins 9 Nov 4pm KCCUK less burdened with caring for him. In order to be classified as the first grade woong is the cat ‘Nyang-ih’ that has been secretly raised. When the dark night comes see, never speak and never listen!” And the young man answers. “Please don’t wor- in a disability rating review, he learns how to act as if he is suffering from and only Ji-woong and his sick mum stay home, Ji-woong grows to feel terrified at ry. Everything will be alright” Alzheimer’s disease. Can he perform a perfect act and succeed in getting mum’s grotesque mood. One day, Ji-woong hears that cat meat can be good for accepted into the nursing house? sick people. On the same day, his mum comes back home with a healthier look but Dir. Jang Jae-hyun 26min Ji-woong’s cat is missing. On mum’s return from the hospital in a better condition, Dir. Lee Jung-ho 26min he cannot help but think that his mum might have eaten the missing cat...

Dir. Yoon Seo-hyun 29min

Where is my DVD? 왜 독립영화 감독들은 DVD를 주지 않는가? Greed 아귀 A Moral Boy 개진상 Programme 2 Programme There is a female nurse who is in need of money. Someone suggests performing an There is a female nurse who is in need of money. Someone suggests performing an On a movie date, Tae-sik goes back to the snack bar in order to fill up anesthesia procedure for an unauthorized surgery for extra money. When she finds anesthesia procedure for an unauthorized surgery for extra money. When she finds his half-empty soda cup.

out that it was an insurance fraud that she was involved in it is too late to run away. out that it was an insurance fraud that she was involved in it is too late to run away. 130mins KCCUK 9 Nov 6.40pm Dir. Kim Do-hoon 25min Dir. Koo Kyo-hwan 28min Dir. Song Woo-jin 19min

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Continued HOSANNA 호산나 The World of If 만일의 세계 The Girl 비행소녀 Sabra 사브라 Programme 2 Programme Programme 3 Programme A boy lives by healing people in his village and reviving the deceased Man-il and Ju-hee have been dating for quite a long time. Man-il goes for a long You-jin and Hyun-ah have run away from home and now have no place to sleep Raised by a single mother, Ki-seok likes to rap as a means to spit out his from death. As the cured and saved keep suffering from the relapsing walk with Ju-hee, but the air around them seems a bit strange. in. You-jin decides to go get some money and asks Hyun-ah to Tae-jin and his bitter story. Han-sol, who grew apart from Ki-seko since high school,

habit, which is called ‘life’, they curse and spit at the boy. However, with- ‘entourage.’ Even though You-jin emptied her pocket and gave Tae-jin all she had 100mins KCCUK 9 Nov 9.20pm comes to see Ki-seok at the club where Ki-seok and his friends rap. out any words the boy continues healing and restoring people. Dir. Lim Dae-hyeong 20min in order to keep Hyun-ah safe, she is still worried about Hyun-ah staying with him. Although Han-sol has been out of touch, Ki-seok lets him in. Ki-seok When You-jin finally gets money, Hyun-ah has been already hurt and says that she cannot understand Han-sol’s odd way of “collecting courage.” Dir. Na Young-kil 25min is going back home. You-jin is all by herself again. Dir. Jung Dae-gun 28min Dir. Moon Myoung-hwan 26min

One Day 어느 날 갑자기 Mister Lonely 달팽이 In the Summer 여름방학 A Dangerous Woman 4학년 보경이

Ho-jin is a high school girl who has been dating her teacher, Young-ho. Yong-jin, Sung-hwan likes to do his nails. One day, Hyun-ho suggests him to wear them to Jun-hee has a secret crush on Dong-kyun. One day, Jun-hee kisses him while Bo-kyung is a student majoring in oriental painting and has been dating Deok- Ho-jin´s best friend has a crush on her and waits for her to notice him. One day, school. Next day, Jong-pil, the bully, catches Hyun-ho’s finger nails and begins to Dong-kyun is sleeping in the nurse’s office at school, and Soon-young catches her woo for four years. However, she starts to grow feelings for another guy from her Young-ho tells her that he wants to end their relationship. She tells a lie to make pick on him. in action. Promising Jun-hee never to tell a soul about what she saw, Soon-young school. After visiting the house of her new crush, Bo-kyung makes Deok-woo do him stay with her, but he disappears all of a sudden after sending a text message. orders Jun-hee around for her errands. During the summer break, Jun-hee gives silly things like carrying an abandoned sofa and fan into her workroom day after Meanwhile, Ms. Park, a passionate gym teacher, suggests helpless Ho-jin to do Dir. Jin Seong-min 22min Soon-young a ride home from her part-time job after he finishes at the learning centre. day. afterschool dance practice. On that evening, when Ho-jin is supposed to meet Ms. Park she faces another incident. Dir. Son Tae-gyum 27min Dir. Yi Ok-seop 28min

Dir. Yu Ji-young 33min K-Classics

The Korean Family, Light and Shadow Foreword by Dr. Mark Morris

People from outside Korea are always patriarch, played by the great actor Kim a suicide attempt, of sorts. In clumsier (1960) was made the year before Lee funds in order to pay for the new house The sexual aspects of this particular surprised to learn that Korean families Seung-ho. Kim Hak-kyu is a practi- hands, this could all be the stuff of ba- Hyeong-pyo’s comedy. Between the apparently being built around them. collision between struggling teacher manage to maintain dense networks of tioner of traditional Chinese medicine. thetic melodrama. But Under the Sky of making of the two films, South Korea And what a strange house it becomes. and predatory maid may have been too affection and responsibility, obligation He does little actual work and seems to Seoul is comic from its off-kilter open- had seen its first national father figure, Director Kim combines expressionistic much for the censors in 1961. However, and ritual that societies elsewhere gen- spend most of his time with two cro- ing panorama and the first sounds of its the corrupt authoritarian president Syn- sets, discordant music and haunting Kim Ki-young would go on to make erally cast off, for better or worse, long nies, men like himself devoted to occu- jaunty music (creatively appropriated gman Rhee, chased out of the country lighting to make the house an omi- versions of the same narrative in the ago. Whether it concerns small details pations such as fortune-telling or small from other soundtracks, often the case and a weak but more democratic gov- nously central player in the drama. 1970s and 1980s: you can see them on like etiquette between elders and jun- scale business whose future belongs to in those days). Kim Seung-ho’s ‘sui- ernment shunted aside by a military The family is a bit odd from the the Korean Film Archive website hosted iors during a family meal, or weighty a past that is rapidly disappearing from cide’ scene ends with the whole family coup. That coup brought to power Park outset: a man without a very manly job, by YouTube. None are half as powerful decisions such as marriage or the rituals the landscape of Seoul. laughing. Chung-hee, the authoritarian modern- economic decisions driven by the wife’s as this unsettling masterpiece of weird- still involved in waking the dead, kinship Hak-kyu’s only interaction with The cast includes many other iser who would drag the nation towards ambitions, a disabled daughter – and ness from 1960. makes its presence felt throughout the his widowed daughter and unemployed popular actors who would enliven Ko- its future as industrial and technologi- isolated from the usual wider network social structure of the contemporary son consists of clumsy efforts to thwart rean cinema throughout the golden cal wonder. The Housemaid was made of kinship. Into this unstable nuclear nation, one which on the surface seems their own efforts to escape family grav- decade of the 1960s. That remarkable before Park’s censors were in place; family comes the character who blows ultra-modern and more obsessed with ity and live independent lives. Another decade was already well underway by once in control, they banned it as well it apart: a poor working-class girl taken consumerism than custom. And the fine actor, Kim Jin-kyu, plays the young 1961. Kim Seung-ho himself appeared as other challenging films of the brief on as a maid to help out the wife, now omnipresence of patriarchal values as doctor whose bright new clinic is right in 32 features that year. He established inter-regnum like Yu Hyun-mok’s mas- pregnant with a third child. The film is one keystone to the social edifice can across the alleyway from Hak-kyu’s old himself as Korean film’s most beloved terpiece Obaltan (Aimless Bullet). realistic in showing a collision between take a bit of getting used to as well. house. The growing affection between father figure in this film and in others Kim Jin-kyu here takes on the young job-hungry people coming into Lee Hyeong-pyo had been a cin- young widow and the widower doctor, made that year, such as the more tragic role of Dong-shik. Dong-shik has a Seoul from the countryside and the as- ematographer and maker of documen- like the sexual relations between Hak- Coachman, where Kim plays a working- career that brings in little income: he piring middle-class who would employ taries for the US Army before producer kyu’s son and a local girl, put pressures class father, or Petty Middle Manager, a teaches music to female workers at a them. Yet the ways the director shot Shin Sang-ok hired him to direct Under on the hapless old man; when his pig- family comedy set in the world of mid- textile factory and gives piano lessons the story, and its strange blend of camp the Sky of Seoul (1961). The family in headed attempt to become a local poli- dle-class moral ambiguity. at home. Meanwhile his wife sits sew- gothic and expressionistic horror, had question is headed by a most fallible tician fails spectacularly, it leads him to Kim Ki-young’s The Housemaid ing incessantly, trying to augment their no real precedent in Korean cinema.

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Under the Sky of Seoul The Housemaid 서울의 지붕밑 하녀

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Doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantanker- face reader, and Roh Mong-hyun, a re- Dong-sik, a music teacher in a textile is pregnant. Unable to keep the news ous old man who is the longest living al-estate agent, Kim comes across the factory becomes interested in a series quite Dong-sik’s wife learns of the householder in a small village in Seoul. news that Choi will be running for city of murders in Geum-cheon. One day, Housemaid’s secret and convinces her He often causes domestic trouble by mayor and runs in the election himself. Dong-sik receives a love letter from to have an abortion. Soon she starts to being nasty to his wife and his children. Will defeating his self-imposed nemesis female factory worker, Gwak Seon- become unstable and violent towards Kim Hyeon-ok a daughter of a young ever bring Kim Hak-gyu happiness? yeong. He reports the incident to the the family. widow who runs a local Beauty Shop, Under the Sky of Seoul creates a dormitory supervisor of the factory The Housemaid, remade by Im is in love with Choi Du-yeol, an obste- sophisticated comedy with themes of who forces Seon-yeong to leave her Sangsoo in 2010 and based on ac- trician across the street. Kim Hak-gyu transition contrasting the differences job. Meanwhile, Gyeong-hui who en- tual events, is one of the greatest Ko- has great distaste for western medicine, between the old and the new weav- couraged Seon-yeong to write the let- rean films from master of cinema, Kim and at the same time, is jealous of the ing in the sensitive and topical issue of ter begins visiting Dong-sik’s house un- Ki-young. The film was the first in the obstetrician. He always gets in the way the time. The opening sequence, intro- der the pretext of having piano lessons. Housemaid Trilogy is a prime example of Choi Du-yeol. Kim’s son, Hyeon-gu duces the film’s characters by moving When Dong-sik’s pregnant wife takes of Kim Ki-young’s growing fascination dates Jeomryae, a daughter of a bar fluidly through the narrow alleyway of ill from too much work Dong-sik asks of young women’s desire to climb the owner. When Jeomryae gets pregnant, the neighbourhood, is a great exam of Gyeoung-hui for recommendation for social ladder, bourgeois families unset- Hyeon-gu plans to marry her only to the skill the classic Korean director Lee a housemaid who he hires. When the tled by a shift in the class system and enrage his father who rejects their re- Hyung-pyo wielded even in his first film. wife leaves to visit her family Gyeoung- male anxiety towards modern women.. lationship and kicks his son out. While hui professes her love for Dong-ski but busy deliberating on ways to hinder is thrown out of the house. Witness- Du-yeol with his friends Park Ju-sa, a ing everything the Housemaid seduces Dong-ski only to find out later that she

Dir: Lee Hyung-pyo Dir: Kim Ki-young In partnership with Cast: Kim Seung-ho,Heo Chang-kang,Kim Hee- UK PREMIERE Cast: Kim Jin-gyu, Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung- kap,Choi Eun-hee,Kim Jin-kyu nyeo, Um Aeng-ran, Ahn Sung-ki South Korea, Drama, 1961, Cert 12a, 123mins South Korea, Drama, 1960, Cert 15, 111mins

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