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Book SynopsisSouth Korea is home to one of the most vibrant film industries in the world today, producing movies for a strong domestic market that are also drawing the attention of audiences worldwide. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of some of the most well-known and incendiary South Korean films of the millennial decade from nine major directors. Building his analysis on contemporary film theory and philosophy, as well as interviews and other primary sources, Steve Choe makes a case that these often violent films pose urgent ethical dilemmas central to life in the age of neoliberal globalization.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Peppermint Candy (1999), Lee Chang-dong
Chapter One: Unredeemable Images
Bad Guy (2001), Kim Ki-duk; Address Unknown (2001), Kim Ki-duk; Capitalist Manifesto (2003), Gok Kim and Sun Kim
Chapter Two: Love Your Enemies
JSA (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), and Oldboy (2003), Park Chan-wook
Chapter Three: Male Repetitions
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), Woman is the Future of Man (2004), and The Day He Arrives (2011), Hong Sang-soo
Chapter Four: The Face and Hospitality
N.E.P.A.L.: Never Ending Peace and Love (2003), Park Chan-wook; Time (2006) and 3-Iron (2004), Kim Ki-duk
Chapter Five: Aporias of Forgiveness
Secret Sunshine (2007), Lee Chang-dong; Lady Vengeance (2005), Park Chan-wook
Chapter Six: Compromises of Cinema
Memories of Murder (2003), Bong Joon-ho; Thirst (2009) and I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok (2006), Park Chan-wook
Chapter Seven: Aftershocks of the Korean Wave
Poetry (2010), Lee Chang-dong; I Saw the Devil (2010), Kim Ji-woon; The Housemaid (2010), Im Sang-soo
