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OSAKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2011
SPECIAL SELECTION [Best Selection of Korean Films]
Dates
March 5 (Sat) - 8 (Tue) , 2011
Venues
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The Housemaid

The Housemaid

1960/Korea/108min./Provided by Japan Foundation
Director: Kim Ki-young
Cast: Kim Jin Kyu, Ju Jeung-nyeo, Lee Eun-shim

 

A maid is hired by a well-to-do family. After the master has an affair with the maid, the family’s nightmares begin… Kim Ki-young, a unique filmmaker called “the monster” in Korean film world, created a huge sensation at that time with this portrayal of a femme fatale who ruins a family. Kim always dealt with human egoism in his works. “The Housemaid” is both the the seminal work and the pinnacle of his film world. The film actually received higher acclaim than Ozu Yasujiro’s “Late Autumn” at the Asia Film Festival in Manila in 1961. Kim died in an accidental fire on February 5, 1998. The OAFF 2011 opening film, “The Housemaid,” is a remake of this film.A maid is hired by a well-to-do family. After the master has an affair with the maid, the family’s nightmares begin… Kim Ki-young, a unique filmmaker called “the monster” in Korean film world, created a huge sensation at that time with this portrayal of a femme fatale who ruins a family. Kim always dealt with human egoism in his works. “The Housemaid” is both the the seminal work and the pinnacle of his film world. The film actually received higher acclaim than Ozu Yasujiro’s “Late Autumn” at the Asia Film Festival in Manila in 1961. Kim died in an accidental fire on February 5, 1998. The OAFF 2011 opening film, “The Housemaid,” is a remake of this film.

March 5 (Sat) 18:55 at Cine Nouveau
March 6 (Sun) 10:30 at Cine Nouveau
March 8 (Tue) 12:30 at Cine Nouveau


Whale Hunter

 

Whale Hunter

 

Whale Hunter

Whale Hunter

1984/Korea/112min./Provided by Uzumasa, Inc., Asia Films Co., Ltd.

Director: Bae Chang-ho
Cast: Ahn Sung-kee, Kim Su-chol, Lee Mi-suk, Lee Dae-kun

 

Amidst the movement for Korea’s democratization in 1980s, the Korean New Wave was born. Its monumental film is “Whale Hunter” by Bae Chang-ho. It is the root of the current Korean boom in Asia as well as one of the greatest films in Korean cinema history. “Whale Hunter” is a road movie about an aphasic girl being abused in a brothel, and two men trying to take her to their hometown. The film was the most-watched movie of 1984, sweeping film awards that year, and becoming one of the best works of the great actor, Ahn Sung-kee. This summer, “Whale Hunter” will be re-screened for the first time in 23 years, together with “A Fine, Windy Day” directed by Lee Jang-ho.

March 5 (Sat) 10:00 at Cine Nouveau
March 8 (Tue) 14:40 at Cine Nouveau