Overview of articles
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Incoherence
As a student at the KAFA, Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, Memories of Murder) made this beautiful trilogy about hypocrisy and stupidity of authorities, stillPublished on: -
The Housemaid
Is apparently in Martin Scorsese’s top 3 of all times, this Korean cinema classic. 30 years before Fatal Attraction, Kim already made the definitive fPublished on: -
Jansoree – The Unbearable Heaviness of Mama’s Nagging
Cutting film in which a mother’s love for her son is hidden by her continual griping.Published on: -
Hello, Stranger
How to find your way in a suburb of the mega-city of Seoul, that is just one of the things this North Korean refugee hasn’t…Published on: -
Let’s Finish!!!
By the director of the oppressive Spying Cam (IFFR 2003). A young woman and two men meet each other via a website for people with…Published on: -
Secret Sunshine
Film like a major novel, this masterpiece by Lee Chang-Dong: ex-Tiger jury member and ex-minister of culture. Jeon Do-Yeon won a Golden Palm for her…Published on: -
The Jang Sun-Woo Variations
Documentary by well-known Asian film expert Tony Rayns about the controversial Korean film-maker Jang Sun-woo (Lies). His work is seen in the widest pPublished on: -
Chunhyang
Romeo and Juliet-like legend about the tragic love between the son of a governor and the daughter of a courtesan inspired by Korean Pansori theatre.…Published on: -
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Barking Dogs Never Bite
Tragi-comic study about loneliness, in which two people who have nothing to do keep themselves busy, one kidnapping the other finding dogs in their diPublished on: