7. CONTEMPORARY KOREAN CINEMA

South-Korean director Park Chan-Wook holds up a sign reading 'Korean films are in danger' as he stages a protest on the red carpet during the 56th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) on February 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany.

WEEK 13 * JULY 7^TH   Screening: Old Boy, Dir. Park Chan-Wook, 2003, 120 min.

NOTE: compulsory; attendance would be taken: could leave at 2:30 pm for other classes

WEEK 14* JULY 14^TH Lecture

Required Readings:

Bordwell, David. & Thompson, Kristin. (2010). Film History: An Introduction, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, pp.655-658 [distributed in class]

Kim, Kyung Hyun. (2011). “Introduction” & “Park Chan-Wook’s ‘Unknowable’ Old Boy”. Virtual Hallyu: Korean Cinema of the Global Era. Duke University. Pp.1-21 & pp.178-199 [distributed in class]

Reference Readings:

Choe, Steve. (2016). ‘Introduction’ [CLICK HERE] & ‘Love Your Enemies’[CLICK HERE]. In Sovereign Violence: Ethics and South Korean Cinema in the New Millennium. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. Pp.9-32 & Pp. 73-113