Another blog freeze: I was taking a much need break in Morocco, away from all things Korean, so to speak.
Meanwhile... no less than 9 films were shown at the 62th Cannes Film Festival, and some of the major figures of the industry were present, not to mention the fact that directorLee Chang-dong was a member of the jury this year.Impressive, considering the seemingless endless crisis that Korean cinema has been facing.
Faithful to their annual custom, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has published a preamble to their Korean Cinema 2009: Korean Film Guide 2009 - Cannes Special Edition, a sort of guidebook that lists the theatrical releases of the first half of the year as well as upcoming films.
Here are the 9 films presented in Cannes this year:
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