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Film Music and Kim Jee-woon: A Bittersweet Life Original Soundtrack
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe significance of music in the highly iconographic films of Kim Jee-woon is seldom touched on but well worth consideration. He regards the music soundtrack as a component art form and treats it with equal respect to the moving image. The use of contemporary radio hits in The Quiet Family,... -
Vampires, Wrestlers, Murderers and Princesses: A Personal Top Ten
Posted on March 7, 2011 | 10 CommentsI’ve tried for a long time to write a top ten Korean film film list. At the end of each year it seems like everyone has managed to compile a list of their favourite films, and I’ve tried to join in on numerous occasions but it’s incredibly hard to pick... -
![On 3 November 2010 director Kim Jee-woon attended the London Korean film Festival to introduce his most recent film, the controversial I Saw The Devil. A couple of hours before the screening he was kind enough to answer some questions for Colette Balmain.. [Colette Balmain]: One of the main themes...](http://newkoreancinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/kim-jee-woon-banner-115x115.jpg "“Eating sushi with a little less wasabi”: Interview with Kim Jee-woon")
“Eating sushi with a little less wasabi”: Interview with Kim Jee-woon
Posted on November 29, 2010 | No CommentsOn 3 November 2010 director Kim Jee-woon attended the London Korean film Festival to introduce his most recent film, the controversial I Saw The Devil. A couple of hours before the screening he was kind enough to answer some questions for Colette Balmain.. [Colette Balmain]: One of the main themes... -
Review: The Quiet Family (Kim Jee-woon, 1998)
Posted on January 30, 2010 | No CommentsThe Kang family have moved from the city to the countryside to start a family business by opening their own lodge. When the very first guest at the house seems to commit suicide, the family panic over what to do. Fearing that the death of their guest will bring bad...