Screening at The Korea Society May 14, 2009

Films from the North: Part II
May 14—28, 2009
Every Thursday in May
In a follow-up on its first presentation of North Korean cinema in 2008, The Korea Society is proud to announce the second installment in its Films from the North series which will present three North Korean movies - The Tale of Chun Hyang (춘향전, 1980), Wolmi Island (월미도, 1982), The Flower Girl (꽃파는 처녀, 1972) - each Thursday on May. Through various theme and genres like these movies deal with - traditional Korean folk tale, the Korean Civil war, and anti-Japanese – they are amalgam of North Korean’s history, so that this rare opportunity will connote the people and life in North Korea.

Find more information from the website www.koreasociety.org/film or please contact 212-759-7525 ext.323 or [email protected]
Screening every Thursday evening in May (May 14—28), 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 screening Schedule:

Thursday, May 14
The Tale of Chun Hyang
6:30 PM The Tale of Chun Hyang (1980)
Directed by Yu Won–jun, Yun Ryong-gyu
Starring Choe Sun–gyu, Kim son-yong, Ko Jong-hwan and Kim Yong–suk
148 minutes
The Tale of Chun Hyang is a socialist retelling of Chunhyangjŏn, a Korean folktale about the romance and intrigue that blossom between a kisaeng's daughter and a magistrate's son. While retaining the story's original Confucian ethic, The Tale of Chun Hyang transforms the story's heroine from a cultured court entertainer to a tough, working–class woman.

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