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Crossroads of Youth
The Korea Society and the Film Society of Lincoln Center presented Korea's oldest surviving film, digitally restored, and accompanied by live musicians and narrators (byeonsa) of the type found in Korean theaters of the 1930s.

Crossroads of Youth (Cheonchun's Sipjaro)
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On Saturday, October 4, The Korea Society and the Film Society of Lincoln Center recreated the film-going experience of early modern Korea when they presented Korea's oldest surviving silent film, Crossroads of Youth (Cheonchun's Sipjaro, 1934), at a special screening accompanied by live musicians and narrators (byeonsa).The enthusiastic members of New York's film community—who nearly filled Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on a Saturday morning—were transported to a bygone era when live music heightened the drama and byeonsa (live, dramatic narrators who recapped the plot and gave voice to the characters' silent expressions) provided a uniquely Korean twist to the on-screen action.

The Korea Society and the Film Society of Lincoln Center wish to thank the Korean Film Archive, as well as KOIS (Korean Culture and Information Service), and Korean Cultural Service NY, for their generous support of this successful program.


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