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Masterarbeit / Master's Thesis MASTERARBEIT / MASTER’S THESIS Titel der Masterarbeit / Title of the Master‘s Thesis „Die Darstellung von nordkoreanischen Charakteren in südkoreanischen Filmen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen zwischen Nord- und Südkoreanern“ verfasst von / submitted by Sara Achilles, BA angestrebter akademischer Grad / in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (MA) Wien, 2018 / Vienna 2018 Studienkennzahl lt. Studienblatt / A 066 871 degree programme code as it appears on the student record sheet: Studienrichtung lt. Studienblatt / Masterstudium Koreanologie UG2002 degree programme as it appears on the student record sheet: Betreut von / Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Dormels . 2 Eidesstattliche Erklärung Hiermit erkläre ich an Eides statt, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit selbstständig und nur unter Zuhilfenahme der ausgewiesenen Hilfsmittel angefertigt habe. Die aus fremden Quellen direkt oder indirekt übernommenen Gedanken sind als solche kenntlich gemacht. Wien, 24.01.2018 Sara Achilles 3 . 4 Danksagung An dieser Stelle möchte ich mich bei all jenen bedanken, die mich während des Schreibens dieser Masterarbeit unterstützt haben. Zuerst gebührt mein Dank Herrn Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Dormels, der meine Masterarbeit betreut und begutachtet hat. Ich möchte mich für die hilfreichen Anregungen und die konstruktive Kritik bei der Erstellung dieser Arbeit bedanken. Ein besonderer Dank geht an Bada Nam, der mir durch sein Interview und mein Praktikum bei PSCORE wertvolle Einblicke in das Thema nord- südkoreanische Beziehungen ermöglicht hat. Abschließend möchte ich mich bei meinen Eltern bedanken, die mich auf meinem Weg durch das Studium begleitet und unterstützt haben. Wien, 24.01.2018 Sara Achilles 5 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Einführung in das Thema...............................................................................................................10 1.1. Relevanz der Arbeit.................................................................................................................11 1.1.1. Geschichtliche Relevanz.................................................................................................11 1.1.2. Gesellschaftliche Relevanz.............................................................................................12 1.1.3. Bisherige Forschungen....................................................................................................15 1.2. Struktur...................................................................................................................................16 2. Film und Gesellschaft.....................................................................................................................18 3. Theorie der Filmanalyse.................................................................................................................21 3.1. Der Ansatz...............................................................................................................................21 3.2. Lesearten.................................................................................................................................22 3.3. Die Figuren im Film...............................................................................................................23 3.3.1. Identifikation...................................................................................................................24 3.3.2. Sympathie und Empathie................................................................................................25 3.3.3. Interaktion.......................................................................................................................27 3.4. Kontexte..................................................................................................................................28 4. Methodik.........................................................................................................................................30 4.1. Ziele und Fragestellungen.......................................................................................................30 4.2. Auswahl der Filme..................................................................................................................31 4.3. Systematik der Analyse...........................................................................................................34 5. Die Geschichte des koreanischen Filmes.......................................................................................36 6. Analyse der Filme...........................................................................................................................41 6.1. Swiri und JSA............................................................................................................................41 6.1.1 Kontexte................................................................................................................................41 6.1.1.1 Politische Situation.......................................................................................................41 6.1.1.2. Rezeption.....................................................................................................................42 6.1.1.2.1. Swiri.....................................................................................................................42 6.1.1.2.2. JSA.......................................................................................................................44 6.1.2. Swiri.....................................................................................................................................45 6.1.2.1. Daten und Inhalt...........................................................................................................45 6.1.2.2. Figurenanalyse.............................................................................................................47 6.1.2.2.1. I Pang-hŭi / I Myŏng-hyŏn...................................................................................47 6.1.2.2.2. Pak Mu-yŏng........................................................................................................51 6.1.2.2.3. Nebenfiguren........................................................................................................53 6.1.2.2.4. Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen.....................................................................54 6.1.3. Joint Security Area...............................................................................................................56 6.1.3.1. Daten und Inhalt...........................................................................................................56 6.1.3.2. Figurenanalyse.............................................................................................................58 6.1.3.2.1. O Kyŏng-p'il.........................................................................................................58 6.1.3.2.2. Chŏng U-chin.......................................................................................................60 6.1.3.2.3. Nebenfiguren........................................................................................................62 6.1.3.2.4. Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen.....................................................................63 6.2. Secret Reunion, The Berlin File und Secretly, Greatly.............................................................67 6.2.1. Kontexte...............................................................................................................................67 6.2.1.1. Politische Situation......................................................................................................67 6.2.1.2. Rezeption.....................................................................................................................68 6.2.1.2.1. Secret Reunion.....................................................................................................68 6.2.1.2.2. The Berlin File......................................................................................................69 6.2.1.2.3. Secretly, Greatly...................................................................................................69 6.2.2. Secret Reunion.....................................................................................................................71 6 6.2.2.1. Daten und Inhalt...........................................................................................................71 6.2.2.2. Figurenanalyse.............................................................................................................73 6.2.2.2.1. Song Chi-wŏn.......................................................................................................73 6.2.2.2.2. Kŭrimcha..............................................................................................................75 6.2.2.2.3. Nebenfiguren........................................................................................................76 6.2.2.2.4. Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen.....................................................................78 6.2.3. The Berlin File.....................................................................................................................80 6.2.3.1. Daten und Inhalt...........................................................................................................80 6.2.3.2. Figurenanalyse.............................................................................................................82
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