Critics in Korea have praised directors Park Chan-ok (Paju), Lee Yong-ju (Possessed), and Ounie Lecomte (Brand New Life) for films that venture into that rarely explored space between mainstream appeal and art-house rave. Now these up-and-coming directors are finding new, global audiences through screenings on the international circuit and at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. In celebration of this prestigious showcase of Korean film, we invite our members and film fans to meet the directors at a special roundtable discussion.

Korean Film in Focus:
Luncheon Roundtable with Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Korean Directors

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
11:45 AM  Check-in (Registration required in advance at www.koreasociety.org)
12:00 PM  Luncheon Roundtable and Q&A

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The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
(Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)

$20 for members and students; $25 for nonmembers (Walk-in registration will incur an additional charge of $5)
For more information or to register for the program, please contact Yuni Cho or 212-759-7525, ext. 323.

About the Speakers

The year is 1960, and The Kim Sisters have set the Vegas Strip afire with rich harmonies and an ability to play dozens of instruments. The sisters had been in the United States only two short years at the legendary Thunderbird—after singing for American GIs during and after the Korean War. From there, they became a staple of Rat Pack-era Las Vegas, booking clubs across the United States and appearing a record 22 times on the Ed Sullivan Show. Join us as we trace the meteoric rise of The Kim Sisters—from singing for chocolate bars in war-torn Korea to making $13,000 a week as headline entertainers—with a special montage from The Fabulous Kim Sisters and sister Sue Kim Bonifazio sharing her Stardust memories.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
6:00 PM     Screening

Crossing
크로싱
Directed by Kim Tae-gyun
Starring Cha In-pyo and Shin Myoung-cheol
2008, 112 minutes

Director Bong Joon-ho has rapidly become one of the most powerful creative and commercial forces in the Korean film industry. After releasing the critically acclaimed Barking Dogs Never Bite and Memories of Murder, Bong stepped into the international spotlight with his 2006 monster movie The Host. Throughout his films, Bong has forged an unmistakable style that fuses the inner realities of contemporary Korea—especially the shame, guilt, and trauma left over from the democratic movement of the 1980s—with all the power and fun of genre movies. His new film Mother, set for U.S. release in March, utilizes this powerful style in the service of a murder mystery.

Join us on Thursday, February 25, for a conversation with Bong Joon-ho about his filmmaking method and his career in the Korean movie industry. The evening will include a special preview of clips from the upcoming Mother.