Asian Invasion
Korea
S1 • E3 Jan 23, 2006
Many critics consider Korean cinema to be the most exciting in the world today. Among the directors Jonathan meets are Park Chan-wook, whose film Oldboy won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004. He also looks at an extremely odd little monster movie produced by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il who kidnapped the film's director from South Korea to make his dream project.
FEATURED FILMS
Park Chan-wook
* Oldboy (2003, Tartan)
* Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002, Tartan)
* Joint Security Area (2000, Tartan)
* Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005, Tartan)
Kim Ki-duk
* The Bow (Tartan)
* Samaritan Girl (2004, Tartan)
* 3-Iron (2004, Optimum Releasing)
* Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003, Tartan)
* Bad Guy (2001, Tartan)
* The Isle (2000, Tartan)
Kang Je-gyu
* Shiri (1999, Tartan)
* Brotherhood (2004, Premier Asia)
Kong Su-chang
* R-Point (2004, Tartan)
Jonathan's Other Picks
* My Sassy Girl (2001, Miro Vision, Korea)
* Attack the Gas Station! (1999, Miro Vision, Korea)
* Nowhere to Hide (Tartan)
* Pulgasari (1985, Kim Jong-Il/So Ronery Productions)
FEATURED FILMS
Park Chan-wook
* Oldboy (2003, Tartan)
* Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002, Tartan)
* Joint Security Area (2000, Tartan)
* Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005, Tartan)
Kim Ki-duk
* The Bow (Tartan)
* Samaritan Girl (2004, Tartan)
* 3-Iron (2004, Optimum Releasing)
* Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003, Tartan)
* Bad Guy (2001, Tartan)
* The Isle (2000, Tartan)
Kang Je-gyu
* Shiri (1999, Tartan)
* Brotherhood (2004, Premier Asia)
Kong Su-chang
* R-Point (2004, Tartan)
Jonathan's Other Picks
* My Sassy Girl (2001, Miro Vision, Korea)
* Attack the Gas Station! (1999, Miro Vision, Korea)
* Nowhere to Hide (Tartan)
* Pulgasari (1985, Kim Jong-Il/So Ronery Productions)
