New Currents
Accidental LegendIn the late Ching Dynasty, political corruption and natural disasters plagued the land. The government sets up reservations in remote wastelands to put away the hungry and wanderin...
New Currents
Three FriendsIndependent, Fatso and Petal are three best friends who have failed the all-important college entrance exam. Lacking ambition and talent, these three are members of Korea′s Generat...
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Under ConstructionOn the wall of a squalid slum-apartment ,to be torn down for redevelopment, is a mural picturing a beautiful, modern world. A working-class man views this mural and dreams that dre...
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M.P-Military Police & Military PrisonerPrivate Kang-Hun spends his last days before being released guarding the main gate. He sees Cheon Suk-Ho imprisoned, charged with destroying family life. Kanghun sees Cheon as a he...
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BellA little boy, ranked first in first grade, drops to tenth in second grade. Finding school boring and repetitive, he resorts to marbles all day. The teacher scolds him without askin...
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Dowsing′Dowsing′ refers to searching for a vein of water or ore with a rod. This film sketches one strange day in a child′s life, when all daily routines seem condensed into one. She lose...
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A BirthdayIt′s a grandfather′s eightieth birthday party. The family′s gathered, but everyone′s busy, doing their own thing. The daughter frets over the dinner table while the gifts preoccupy...
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The Celluloid Closet
Tim HISGHSTED (London Film Festival Catalogue, 1995) :
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5.56mmA munitions factory in a nation at war produces bullets. Following an enemy attack, bullet production stops suddenly. A bullet falls to the floor, killing a soldier, then continues...
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The LoverHer lover is herself. To escape from memories she cannot manage, she engenders another self, one that exists guaranteed to objectify the self. Nonetheless, the opression of her lif...