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Spring of Korean Peninsular (Bando-ui bom)

11th(2006) Korean Cinema Retrospective

 

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year1941
  • Running Time84min
  • Format 35mm
  • ColorB&W
Program Note
This is a self-reflective film about the poor working conditions within the film industry during Japanese occupation. A film within a film, it realistically portrays the situation at the time with sophisticated camera work. Not only does the heroine quit during the middle of the shooting, the investor is indifferent to the film’s budget overruns. Young-il, who was in charge of production, gets sent to jail for pilfering from the public funds. With its dynamic camera movement, sophisticated editing, and well-crafted storyline, this film is a rare find among Japanese era films.
Director
Director
LEE Byung il
Born in Hamhung. His debut film was Spring of Korean Peninsula. After independence of Korea, he continued making films while attending the USC film school. He returned to South Korea in 1954 and continued film production. His comeback film, The Wedding Day, earned the Asia Film Festival’s top honor, and he became a central figure in South Korea’s film industry by the early 1960s. Among his representative works are The Face of Youth (1960), and A Returning Ship (1963).
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