Check out the New York Korean Film Festival 2010
by javabeans
Good news for Korean film lovers in the New York area: The New York Korean Film Festival 2010 (NYKFF) will be screening eight Korean films from September 22 through October 3, at both the MoMA and Brooklyn Academy of Music.
It looks like a good lineup, too, and includes a lot of films I’ve been meaning to watch:
THE HOUSEMAID, the darkly comedic erotic thriller starring Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, and Seo Woo, which we’ve covered pretty extensively on this blog;
JEON WOO CHI, the fantasy-action-comedy starring Kang Dong-won as a freewheeling Taoist wizard — jealous! I’m dying to see this;
A FROZEN FLOWER, the erotic sageuk with Joo Jin-mo, Jo In-sung, and Song Ji-hyo, which Sevenses recapped/reviewed;
BESTSELLER, Uhm Jung-hwa’s ghostly horror-thriller;
GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT, a warmly humorous film starring Jang Dong-gun as a handsome single president;
SISTERS ON THE ROAD, which stars Shin Mina and Gong Hyo-jin as half-sisters with a strained relationship;
LAND OF SCARECROWS, about a transgender artist who finds a wife in the Philippines; and
EIGHTEEN, which is about two eighteen-year-olds in love who can’t wait to turn nineteen, the age of legal majority, because their parents oppose the relationship.
There will also be Q&A sessions with three of the directors: Im Sang-soo (The Housemaid), Boo Ji-Young (Sisters on the Road), and Roh Gyeong-Tae (Land of Scarecrows).
Check out the festival’s official site for schedule and details.
Below is a trailer for NYKFF 2010:
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1 Tracy
September 18, 2010 at 1:49 PM
Out of all the movies and the only one I watched was Bestseller,which interestingly is my most favourite korean movie of 2010.
It was packed with thrill,excitement,reality and I personally like an inch of harshness in it.Simply because reality is all worth like this.
I give my thumbs up to the director to film the scenes so simple yet tremendously fearful to us.To uhm jung hwa,this girl sure rocks every scene.And to the other casts too,they been a great bunch of actors.
My next-to-watch list might be the maid.But well,to people here,WATCH BESTSELLER!!!
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2 RoastedSweetPotato
September 18, 2010 at 1:52 PM
What a great lineup of Korean films...I'm definitely going this year and stay for the Q & A sessions with the directors as well.
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3 chodaddy
September 18, 2010 at 2:14 PM
soooo going to watch Housemaid and Sister on the road at moma
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4 Balletgoddess
September 18, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Thanks JB!! I really wanted to see the Housemaid with my friends on the big screen!! Look out Moma here we come =)
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5 ais
September 18, 2010 at 2:29 PM
It's good that A frozen flower is included in the line up.. It's one of best k-movie I've seen. JIS, JJM ans SJH are equally good.
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Carinne
September 20, 2010 at 1:36 AM
I read ya! Uh-huh!
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6 Angela
September 18, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Sounds like a lot of fun!! I'm about as far from New York as one can get in the US, but luckily I've already seen The Housemaid, Jeon Woo Chi, Bestseller, and Good Morning President... all of which were FANTASTIC. So sounds like it'll be a great line-up.
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7 Kender
September 18, 2010 at 2:37 PM
The only one I've seen of those is Jeon Woo Chi, which was FABULOUS. I've but meaning to see the others, but haven't gotten around to it yet. :/ Shame I'm not that close to NY, or I'd totally drop by.
Maybe I'll drop my old roommate a line, though, and let her know about it. I was just starting to get her addicted to Kdramas when she moved to NYC. :)
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Kender
September 18, 2010 at 2:38 PM
*"But I've been meaning to," not "I've but meaning to." Kender are smart, yo.
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8 Q & A
September 18, 2010 at 3:10 PM
the trailers look so interesting!!! makes want to watch all of them!!!
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9 ujsid
September 18, 2010 at 3:12 PM
out of the eight i have only seen jeon woo chi, which i loved...KDW is simply amazing..."eighteen" seems interesting..the "housemaid" is so not my cup of tea...i rather watch something cheerful and upbeat like jeon woo chi....
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10 spuf
September 18, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I live in New York, but I'm unsure if I should check it out. Not really feeling the films out this year. Maybe next time.
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11 toothpastemonsta
September 18, 2010 at 3:18 PM
I'm SOOOOOO JEALOUS D: Sisters on the Road sounds awesome, especially since I love Shin Mina and Gong Hyo Jin.
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12 SuziQ
September 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Seen all of the movies except Sisters, Land of Scarecrows and Eighteen. Will try to see them later. Not really a fan of Uhm Jung Hwa, but I think she gave one of her best performances in Bestseller. Liked the original Housemaid better. Love Korean Movies. Totally original, unexpected
provocative plots, well written screen plays with excellent actors.
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13 danna
September 18, 2010 at 4:09 PM
To be perfectly honest none of the movies appeal to me except the Housemaid and Bestseller...and maybe Sisters on th e Road which i've already seen so no point watching again....also the time is terrible with all the exams schedules fr next week....i ws meaning to go to this one this year... maybe nxt year
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danna
September 18, 2010 at 4:10 PM
hopefully nxt year they will have cyrano agency in thier lineup
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Gumiho
September 19, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Booo hooo... Why can't they have it now????? *sniff*
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14 Rizzy
September 18, 2010 at 5:05 PM
I so want to attend this festival but the possibility is nil.Hope any of these movies be shown here in Manila. Or better yet, hope we will have a Korean Filmfest here.
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15 HK
September 18, 2010 at 9:49 PM
FYI - I don't know if this was mentioned elsewhere in this blog, but the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center (Sept 24 - Oct 10) will also show two Korean films:
Poetry
Oki's Movie
Add to this the Chuseok festival (at Randall's Island this year, I think) in early October, and it looks like my schedule could be pretty full of Korean-related events for the next few weeks.
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16 SadieStarr
September 18, 2010 at 10:14 PM
realli want to watch HOUSEMAID...&SISTERS ON THE ROAD. :D
thnx JB
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17 mellowyel
September 18, 2010 at 11:47 PM
GAH why did i have to move to the DMV??? Not for the first time, I wish I was still in Connecticut. Oh well, will have to catch them by myself, I guess. Or work for the AFI Theatre down the street and get them to screen some Korean movies... *goes off to her secret laboratory to scheme*. If any Korean movies get screened in Washington DC, someone let me know!
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18 Yoshi
September 19, 2010 at 1:37 AM
Nice! Really looking forward to this, though I'll definitely miss some classes. Boston's four hours from NY but I really enjoy the long road trips whenever I go there. Have already seen (err...downloaded) most of the films but nothing beats the warm and sweet experience of being inside a theater. :-)
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19 Bzzbzz
September 19, 2010 at 2:04 AM
Lucky Newyorkers !!!
Isn't the music of this trailer a Jang Yeong-gyu's music (The Good,the bad and the weird's composer) ?
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20 bjharm
September 19, 2010 at 4:32 AM
GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT
not sure it would be well received outside of Korea. As its basically a Korean flag waving movie and not much else, in fact it got really boring after a while. Way too long and and as I say I can not see it appealing to any other audience than a Korean one.
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21 lovin it
September 19, 2010 at 6:59 AM
i wont be returning to new york in time. boo :(
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22 Taohua
September 19, 2010 at 10:23 AM
At times like this, I wish I lived closer to NYC. I haven't seen any of the movies, but there are a couple that I really would love to see. ::sigh::
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23 Ani
September 19, 2010 at 5:12 PM
I LOVED the Taoist Wizard. Wow, people in NY are pretty lucky, because a lot of Japanese movies get aired their too. Man, I'm not a big city fan, but if Korean and Japanses Festivals are the prizes you get for living there, then I might have to think about moving.
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24 LolliDoAlittle
September 19, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Ah! So many good movies! I'll definitely go!
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25 viola
September 19, 2010 at 7:44 PM
Oh I am soo there! Jeon Woochi was absolutely fantastic! Thank you Jb for posting this information! :)
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26 Carinne
September 20, 2010 at 1:41 AM
"The Housemaid," so dark, so dark. I wish I hadn't seen the ending. I've now seen a Korean Adam's Family.
Brrrrrr, shivers.
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27 maiyana
September 20, 2010 at 2:40 AM
funny, how come "SWORN BROTHERS" isn't in the list? this was my best 2010 korean film.well, can't get enough Kang Dong Won, y'know.
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28 jojo
September 20, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Thanks JB... I have tickets at MOMA for: The Housemaid, Good Morning Mr. President, Sisters on the Road and Hoochie ( which sounds like a lot of fun) can't wait!
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29 T.T.
September 22, 2010 at 8:29 PM
I went tonight to see The Housemaid! It was a really cool experience.
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30 theineptninja
September 27, 2010 at 12:17 PM
JB!!! Thank you so much for this post. Thanks to all this info I was able to go and see Woochi this past Saturday. Too bad I couldn't convince my guy friend to watch Sisters on the Road.
Hehehe... so much FUN!!
Thank you. *Hugs*
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