Korean Film Series
November 4, 11, & 17,
2004
All screenings at the Wang Center
Theatre. Co-sponsored with the Korea Studies Program, the Asian & Asian
American Studies Department, and the Korean Cultural Service.
Admission is free.
November 4: Ogu:
A Hilarious Mourning
Adapted
from the hit play, Ogu: A Hilarious Mourning was featured in
the 2003 Pusan International Film Festival as well as in Switzerland’s
2004 Fribourg International Film Festival. When the Angels of
Death appear in old lady Hwang's dreams to warn her of her passing, she
seeks out the local shaman to perform a ritual so
that her soul will be sent to heaven. However, the ritual has been banned
and the shamans have disappeared–what is the old lady to do?
Writing about the original play, Korea Times critic Andrew Salmon
described it as “one of the most exhilarating, funny, charming,
and enjoyable works this writer has seen on stage anywhere.” (Yoon
Taek Lee, 2003)
Thursday, November 4, 7:00 p.m.
November
11: Jeobsog: The Contact
Two
strangers, broken hearted from their respective love triangles, become
friends as they share their miseries via e-mail. This
film was awarded various prizes including Most Popular Korean Film at
the 18th Chung Ryong Film Award and the Prize of
Popular Actress (Do-Yeon Jeon) at the 34th Baek Sang Art Award. (Yoon
Hyung Chang, 1997)
Thursday, November 11, 7:00 p.m.
November 17: Christmas
in August
In
a quiet corner of Seoul, life seems to be a series of peaceful events
for Jung-Won in his humble photo shop,
but in reality his time on earth is limited. Life goes on as usual until
one day he meets Darim. As Jung-Won’s health deteriorates, their
love grows, and Jung-Won is faced with the painful duty of bidding farewell
to family, friends, his studio and to Darim. Starring
Seok-kyu Han, Eun-ha Sim
(Jin-ho Huh, 1998)
Wednesday, November 17, 7:00 p.m.
