Films From Japanese Colonial Rule to Screen
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By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
The Korean Film Archive will screen films from before and after the Japanese colonial period that have recently been returned to Korea from Japan and China.
They will be shown from today to Friday at the archive's main theater in southern Seoul. The screenings start at 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The screenings will feature four movies _ So Kwang-je's "Troop Train" (Kunyong Yolcha) (1938), An Chol-yong's "Fisherman's Fire" (Ohwa) (1939), Choi In-gyu's "Homeless Angel" (Chipopnun Chonsa) (1941) and An Sok-yong's "A Volunteer" (Chiwonbyong) (1941) _ as well as the documentary films "Haebang News" (Independence News) (1945) and "Choson" (1938).
While the archive already possessed either parts of the films or dubbed versions of the films, it was only recently that they were able to acquire the original Korean-dialogue versions of the films in their entirety.
The films are considered valuable material concerning the lives and thoughts of Korean people at the time. Except for "Fisherman's Fire", the feature films are pro-Japanese.
" Independence News" is a four-part series featuring footage of Korea's first president, Syngman Rhee, and Kim Ku, one of the key founders of the nation, giving speeches during the first anniversary of Korea's independence. "Choson" was made to promote the nation's tourist sites.
Tickets are 2,000 won each. There will be no English subtitles for the films. The Korean Film Archive is located next to the Seoul Art Center, near exit 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station, subway line 3. For more information, call (02) 521-3147 or visit http://www.koreafilm.or.kr
Staff Reporter
The Korean Film Archive will screen films from before and after the Japanese colonial period that have recently been returned to Korea from Japan and China.
They will be shown from today to Friday at the archive's main theater in southern Seoul. The screenings start at 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The screenings will feature four movies _ So Kwang-je's "Troop Train" (Kunyong Yolcha) (1938), An Chol-yong's "Fisherman's Fire" (Ohwa) (1939), Choi In-gyu's "Homeless Angel" (Chipopnun Chonsa) (1941) and An Sok-yong's "A Volunteer" (Chiwonbyong) (1941) _ as well as the documentary films "Haebang News" (Independence News) (1945) and "Choson" (1938).
While the archive already possessed either parts of the films or dubbed versions of the films, it was only recently that they were able to acquire the original Korean-dialogue versions of the films in their entirety.
The films are considered valuable material concerning the lives and thoughts of Korean people at the time. Except for "Fisherman's Fire", the feature films are pro-Japanese.
" Independence News" is a four-part series featuring footage of Korea's first president, Syngman Rhee, and Kim Ku, one of the key founders of the nation, giving speeches during the first anniversary of Korea's independence. "Choson" was made to promote the nation's tourist sites.
Tickets are 2,000 won each. There will be no English subtitles for the films. The Korean Film Archive is located next to the Seoul Art Center, near exit 5 of Nambu Bus Terminal Station, subway line 3. For more information, call (02) 521-3147 or visit http://www.koreafilm.or.kr
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