21st Century Seoul
Korean Cinema, 2000–2003
2003 marked a turning point in Korean Cinema. The release of acclaimed films like Memories of Murder, Oldboy, and A Tale of Two Sisters announced Korean cinema to global audiences, establishing 2003 as the year the world began paying attention. Yet this triumph was built on foundations laid in the years before.
This program revisits those foundations through Take Care of My Cat, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oasis, and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring. Regardless of their failure to earn domestic attention, these films established the critical and aesthetic foundations that made the rise of Korean Cinema in 2003 possible.
Co-curated by Matt Choi and presented in partnership with the Film and Media Studies Program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Take Care of My Cat
- Thu, Apr 2
Director: Jeong Jae-eun Run Time: 112 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2001 Language: Korean
Starring: Bae Doona, Lee Eun-ju, Lee Eun-sil, Lee Yo-won, Ok Ji-young
A joint diary of five girls standing on the tulmutuous summit of adulthood.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (35MM)
- Thu, Apr 9
Director: Park Chan-wook Run Time: 129 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 2002 Language: Korean
Starring: Bae Doona, Han Bo-bae, Im Ji-eun, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho
Revenge was never this sweet.
Oasis
- Thu, Apr 16
Director: Lee Chang-dong Run Time: 132 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2002 Language: Korean
Starring: Ahn Nae-sang, Moon So-ri, Ryoo Seung-wan, Son Byung-ho, Sul Kyung-gu
Love knows.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (35MM)
- Thu, Apr 23
Director: Kim Ki-duk Run Time: 103 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 2003 Language: Korean
Starring: Kim Jong-ho, Kim Ki-duk, Kim Young-min, Oh Young-soo, Seo Jae-kyeong
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