The last presentation of The Korea Society’s Films from the North series May 28, 2009
New York City, New York
Films from the North: Part II
May 28, 2009
The second installment in its Films from the North series at The Korea Society is going to end and the final screening, The Flower Girl which is based on one of the most famous and popular Revolutionary Operas ever produced by North Korea, will be played this Thursday.
Find more information from the website www.koreasociety.org/film or please contact 212-759-7525 ext.323 or [email protected].
All films will be shown at The Korea Society (950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor, New York City; Building entrance on the southwest corner of 57th Street and Third Avenue).
Special Feature Series Schedule:
Thursday, May 28
The Flower Girl
6:30 PM The Flower Girl (1972)
Directed by Choi Ik–kyu and Pak Hak
Starring Hong Yong–hee, Pak Hwa-son, Kim Ryong-rin and Ryu Hu-nam
120 minutes
Adapted from an anti-imperialist opera from the 1930s, The Flower Girl is a tragic story of a family cruelly exploited by the Japanese colonial authorities and a clarion call for the Korean people to fight for the socialist revolution. The film was so popular when it was released domestically that Hong Yong–hee's picture was printed on North Korean currency.
Official Website: http://www.koreasociety.org
Added by yuni_ny on May 26, 2009