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The 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival

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The 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival Program for November 6th to November 11th, 2015, at the Museum of the Moving Image.

 

 

Festival highlights award-winning films of love, crime, and erotica.

 

More premieres, filmmakers, and celebrity guests than ever.

 

(New York, October 15, 2015) The 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival showcases the nation’s cinema doing what it does best: the crime thriller, the romantic fantasy, and feverish erotica. The Peninsula’s filmmakers bend genre cinema to a uniquely Korean pulse and purpose, making the country’s national film industry the most vibrant in East Asia. The thrilling complications of love and crime steal the show in this year’s lineup, as partnerships go south and fickle passions lead to betrayal. Resistance fighters navigate the intrigue of colonial-era Korea, love affairs are smothered as quickly as they are kindled, and hard-boiled cops dig at the ugly truth in a collection of both massive blockbusters and favorites from the international festival circuit, with five New York premieres and one international premiere.

 

The 13th Annual New York Korean Festival ran from November 6-November 11, 2015, at the Museum of the Moving Image. This was the first year Museum of the Moving Image served as a partner and the venue for the New York Korean Film Festival, building on past collaborations with the Korea Society and Subway Cinema.

 

The Korea Society has also invited an exceptional group of Korean guests, including star director Ryoo Seung-Wan and producers Kang Hye-jung and Park Jung (Veteran); directors Shin Suwon (Madonna), Lee Do-yun (Confession), Kang Hyo-jin (Wonderful Nightmare), Oh Seung-uk (The Shameless), and Hong Won-chan (Office); and actress Koh Ah-Sung.

 

The New York Korean Film Festival is a program of The Korea Society, the Museum of the Moving Image, and Subway Cinema.

 

Major support is provided by the Korea Foundation.

 

 

ALL SCREENINGS HELD AT

THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

The Museum is located at 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, Queens, NY, 11106

 

 

 

Opening Night tickets: $20 ($12 for TKS members, MOMI Film Lover and Dual members / free for Silver Screen members and above).

 

All other NYKFF tickets are $12 ($7 for TKS members, MOMI Film Lover and Dual members / free for Silver Screen members and above).

 

 

Advance tickets available online at movingimage.us beginning October 21, 2015

 

 

OPENING NIGHT

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Office (오피스)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 | 6:30 PM
New York Premiere
With director Hong Won-chan and star Ko Ah-sung in person
Followed by a reception in the Museum lobby and cafe

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Trap (덫, 치명적인 유혹)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015 | 1 PM
International Premiere

 

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Confession (좋은 친구들)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015 | 3:15 PM
New York Premiere
With director Lee Do-yun in person

 

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The Shameless (무뢰한)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015 | 6 PM
New York Premiere
With director Oh Seung-uk in person

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Assassination (암살)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015 | 8:55 PM

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Madonna (마돈나)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 | 2 PM
New York Premiere
With director Shin Su-Won in person

 

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The Beauty Inside (뷰티 인사이드)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 | 5 PM

 

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Veteran (베테랑)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 | 7:45 PM
U.S. Festival Premiere
With director Ryoo Seung-wan in person

 

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Wonderful Nightmare (미쓰 와이프)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 | 7 PM
New York Premiere
With director Kang Hyo-jin in person

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ABOUT THE KOREA SOCIETY

The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.

 

 

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ABOUT MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

Museum of the Moving Image (movingimage.us) advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media. In its stunning facilities—acclaimed for both its accessibility and bold design—the Museum presents exhibitions; screenings of significant works; discussion programs featuring actors, directors, craftspeople, and business leaders; and education programs which serve more than 50,000 students each year. The Museum also houses a significant collection of moving-image artifacts.

 

 

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ABOUT SUBWAY CINEMA

Subway Cinema is America’s leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and appreciation of Asian popular film culture in all forms, building bridges between Asia and the West. With year-round festivals and programs, the organization aims to bring wide audience and critical attention to contemporary and classic Asian cinema in the U.S. In 2002, Subway Cinema launched its flagship event, the annual New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which is North America’s leading festival of popular Asian cinema. Subway cinema’s other events and initiatives include Old School Kung Fu Fest (OSKFF), New York Korean Film Festival (NYKFF), and year-round special screenings and filmmaker tributes.

 

For more information, visit www.subwaycinema.com, www.facebook.com/NYAFF, and follow @subwaycinema on Twitter (#nyaff15).

 

 

Major support provided by the Korea Foundation.

 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

 

PRESS CONTACT:

For further information, to request interviews with attending talent or advance viewing links to consider coverage please contact:

Emma Griffiths (EG-PR) : T: 917-806-0599/ E: emma @ eg-pr.com

 

Into The Light: Gallery Exhibition

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In the 1990’s, Ha Dong Chul (1946-2006), a leading Korean abstract artist, sought to represent the essential nature of creation through an examination of “light.” The resulting series of paintings bear his trademark synthesis of Western Modernism and native Korean technique. Ha used the “plucked ink line,” the age-old tool of the Korean carpenter and stonemason, to mark his canvasses with diagonal stripes. His bold, primary colors come directly from the obangsaek, the spectrum of red, blue, yellow, white, and black used to represent the cardinal directions in Korean tradition.

A painter, print-maker, and educator, Ha Dong Chul received the 1974 Prize at the Korean National Art Exhibition and a 1977 Fulbright Scholarship to the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He served as Chairman of the Korean Contemporary Print Association from 1990 to 1991 and Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University from 2000 after teaching there for over two decades. His work is in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Korea, the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art in Japan, the Cincinnati Museum of Art, and the British Museum.

Ha’s daughter, Ha Won, uses projections and reflections of light to compare subjective and objective reality. Her installation, “A Drop of Sky,” invites viewers to an “experience of space” and, through video, adds the element of time. Ms. Ha is a professor at Ulsan University, and her works are in the permanent collections of the Gwangju Museum of Art, the Honolulu Academy of Art, and the British Museum.

 This exhibition was presented in collaboration with the Dongwha Cultural Foundation.

 

 

Monday, July 13, 2015 | 6 PM

Gallery Opening

 

 

The Korea Society Gallery

Gallery Open Daily, M-F, 10 AM-5 PM

For more information, please contact Jahee Yu

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

 

Rhythms of Korea: Percussion Workshop Series

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Try your hand at the rhythms of Korea in this new drumming series! Participants explore Korea’s percussion heritage through six sessions of hands-on instruction guided by percussionist Brian Chae.

This workshop series focuses on samulnori, a type of pungmul or folk music. Samulnori means “four objects play.” The four objects are: kwaenggwari (small gong), jing (large gong), janggu (hourglass-shaped drum) and buk (barrel drum). Samulnori comes in many forms and varies depending on the region in which it is practiced. Participants will enjoy playing the janggu and buk drums!

Join us on Monday nights to experiment with the traditional beats of Korea!

All are welcomed to participate in this workshop series. Drumming or dance experience is not required. All ages, body types, abilities, and genders are encouraged to join!

 

Rhythms of Korea 
Percussion Workshop Series

 with

Brian Chae

12-Hour Workshop Registration

Mondays, October 19, 26 – November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015  | 6 PM – 8 PM

Members & Students: $150
Non-members: $180

 

If you have any questions, please contact Luz Lanzot or (212) 759-7525, ext. 309.

 

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

About the Instructor

Brian Chae has practiced samulnori and pungmulnori since 2010 at New York University through the Korean drumming group NYU Rhythmic Impulse (NYURI). He continued his studies of samulnori at Yonsei University in Seoul through another group, Tte. He has instructed college students and adults as the former president of NYURI, as well as elementary school students at Flushing Town Hall for Korean Cultural Day Camp. Mr. Chae also participates in annual New York City events such as the Korea Parade, JiShinBalbKi, and The Korea Society’s Student Night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He continues to participate in Korean cultural events in New York City in order to spread awareness and interest in Korean percussion in the greater New York City area. He is also an active participant within NYURI, where he continues to teach Korean percussion to college students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jajangmyeon: Korean-Chinese Cooking

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 Jajangmyeon, “black bean noodles,”  is a popular, inexpensive comfort food for Koreans. Originally from China in the late 1800s, the recipe evolved to suit the Korean palate. Walter Rhee, chef-instructor from Hawaii, explained the evolution, the hows and whys, and the shortcuts to the real traditional recipe. Mool mandoo (boiled dumpling) preparation was also included in the event. Other side dishes were kimchi, raw onions, and danmuji.

Jajangmyeon: Korean-Chinese Cooking

 with

Walter Rhee

1 day Workshop

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 | 6 PM

Members: $30
Non-members: $40

 

If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Tyberg or (212) 759-7525, ext. 309.

Culinary programs are generously sponsored by SK.

 

About the Instructor

Walter Rhee is a chef-instructor who teaches cooking science (à la Alton Brown and Bill Nye) at the University of Hawaii. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell in marine biology and a Master’s degree in food science from the University of Hawaii. He has taught for 20 years.

 

 

 

 

 

Private Tour of Dansaekhwa Korean Abstract Art @ Christie’s

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From October 8 to 23, Christie’s showcased 33 paintings by eight Korean masters of modern abstract art, including those from the Dansaekhwa movement, at their Rockefeller Center West Galleries.

The Korea Society offered an exclusive private tour to our members, led by Dr. Young Yang Chung, the Chair of the Program Committee at The Korea Society, and Christie’s curator Yunah Jung. Twenty-six of the works were available for private sale, while the other seven were on loan.

This first comprehensive group exhibition dedicated to this type of art in New York featured artists Chung Chang Sup, Chung Sang-Hwa, Ha Chong-Hyun, Kim Whan-ki, Lee Ufan, Park Seo-Bo, Rhee Seundja, and Yun Hyong-Keun. To this group of painters, creating art is to form and conceive nature in their own minds, to return to nature and ultimately become one with it. Pursuing abstraction based on content and meaning, these Korean artists differ from Western formalist abstract artists, in that their work expresses the essence of Korean abstract art of forming nature.

 

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Oil and pencil on canvas; 130 x 162 cm.

Private Tour of Dansaekhwa Korean Abstract Art

@ Christie’s New York  
20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020

 

 

The 5th Global Financial Leaders Forum

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The 5th Global Financial Leaders Forum, presented by Maeil Business Newspaper, The Korea Society, and Korea Finance Society, took place on Wednesday, October 7th at the Ernst & Young Headquarters. This year’s forum brought together U.S. and Korean financial leaders to discussed the outlook for the global financial market after the Federal Reserve’s rate hike. The evening provided an excellent opportunity to exchange opinions and meet with over 100 representatives from financial firms covering U.S. and Asian markets.

The 5th Global Financial Leaders Forum
@ERNST & YOUNG | 5 TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, NY 10036

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 | 5 – 9 PM

 

This was a by invitation only event. 

 

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18th Annual Golf Tournament

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2008 09 15 Golf iconThe Van Fleet Golf Tournament returned to the beautiful Alpine Country Club in Demarest, New Jersey, on September 15, 2008. The 80 men and women, playing in 20 teams, tested their skill on the challenging, A.W. Tillinghast-designed course. Preceded by a sumptous breakfast, the day’s play produced some remarkable scores, as well as an opportunity for friends and supporters of The Korea Society to network and strengthen relationships. Top players and teams were recognized at teh dinner awards ceremony that bought the tournament to a close. Each winner (listed below) received valuable prizes from The Korea Society’s generous sponsors. As per tradition, Hyundai’s hole-in-one prize—a 2009 Hyundai Genesis—went unclaimed.

The Van Fleet Golf Tournament returned to the beautiful Alpine Country Club in Demarest, New Jersey, on September 15, 2008. The 80 men and women, playing in 20 teams, tested their skill on the challenging, A.W. Tillinghast-designed course. Preceded by a sumptous breakfast, the day’s play produced some remarkable scores, as well as an opportunity for friends and supporters of The Korea Society to network and strengthen relationships. Top players and teams were recognized at teh dinner awards ceremony that bought the tournament to a close. Each winner (listed below) received valuable prizes from The Korea Society’s generous sponsors. As per tradition, Hyundai’s hole-in-one prize—a 2009 Hyundai Genesis—went unclaimed.

Monday, September 15, 2008
11:00 am-7:30 pm

Alpine Country Club
80 Anderson Avenue
Demarest, NJ (Click for map)

The Korea Society’s 18th Annual Van Fleet Memorial Golf Tournament on September 15, 2008. The tournament provides an opportunity for our members and friends to get better acquainted in a beautiful setting. It is also an opportunity for our generous sponsors to show their support for our programs. The success of this tournament over the years has helped us to build and transform The Korea Society into a major player in the promotion of even closer relations between Americans and Koreans.

 

Schedule

11:00 AM –12:30 PM

12:30 PM
5:30–6:30 PM
6:30–7:30 PM

  Registration/Brunch
Open Driving Range
Shotgun Tee Off
Cocktails
Dinner/Awards Ceremony
Program

2008 Tournament Co-chairs

Donald P. Gregg
Chairman
The Korea Society

Evans J.R. Revere
President
The Korea Society

Michael Ahn
President & CEO
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

Anil Bhalla
Vice Chairman
Investment Banking, Asia Pacific
JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Nicholas Bratt
Managing Director
Lazard Asset Management LLC

Robert E. Fallon
Director
The Korea Society

Stanley C. Gale
Chairman
Gale International

Young Heon Kim
General Manager
Asiana Airlines

Robert Hyuk Dal Kwon
Former Vice Chairman
Kumho-Asiana Group

Young Soo Min
President & CEO
KEB  NY Financial Corp.  

Dong-Jin Oh
President & CEO
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Cheol Kew Park
President & CEO
SK USA, Inc.

Kee-hong Woo
Vice President,Eastern U.S.A.
Korean Air

Dessert and a Movie

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 Watch Antique Bakery, a lighthearted buddy comedy with a dark mystery, and enjoy delicious Korean pastries and patbingsu (shaved ice with sweet beans and other toppings)!

 

The Dessert
Every Korean neighborhood now has a Western bakery, but each has added a distinctly Korean twist with Korean flavors and sweetness to the pastries! We’ll sample several tasty Korean pastries and make patbingsu, Korea’s most popular summer dessert.

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The Movie
Based on the popular Japanese manga series Antique Bakery, the 2008 Korean comedy film Antique Bakery is about an heir to the family fortune who sets up a cake shop with a gay chef and two other friends. While trying to make a go of the bakery, they get caught up in a series of child abductions.

 

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 | 6 PM

Advanced ticket purchase required for this event. Space is limited.

 Members: $10

 Nonmembers: $20

 

If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Tyberg or (212) 759-7525, ext. 321.

 

Culinary programs are generously sponsored by SK.

 

Korean Salads for Summer

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Culinary instructor Shin Kim returns to The Korea Society to introduce a variety of fresh Korean salads for summer menus. In this hands-on workshop, learn how to make four different salads and dressings: ssukgat dubu muchim (crown daisy and crumbled tofu with sesame dressing), sangchu geotjeori (lettuce salad with kimchi dressing), miyeok chogochujang muchim (seaweed salad with gochujang-vinegar dressing), and hwachae (summer fruit salad). Eat Korean healthy this summer!

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 | 6 PM

Advanced ticket purchase required for this event. Space is limited.

 Members: $25

 Nonmembers: $35

 

If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Tyberg or (212) 759-7525, ext. 321.

 

Culinary programs are generously sponsored by SK.

 

CommitteeAbout the Instructor

2014 09 04 shin profileShin Kim, a native of Seoul, Korea, is the founder of Banchan Story , a culinary service company that shares stories of Korean culture through fun and delicious Korean dishes.

She completed her business education at the University of Chicago’s MBA Program and her culinary training at the Institute of Culinary Education, and subsequently refined her craft at some of New York’s finest Michelin-starred restaurants, including Jean Georges, Gilt, and Adour.

Shin shares her passion for Korean food and its stories in recreational cooking classes at select locations in New York City as well as private workshops for corporate clients and educational institutions interested in Korean heritage, culture, and food. She also applies her bi-cultural Korean-American expertise through various projects including translation of recipes and on-site interpretation of cooking demos.

She also expresses her passion for Korean culture through her writing of articles about hidden Korean gems in New York City that have appeared in The Korea Times, The Korea Herald and Yonhap News.

 

14th New York Asian Film Festival

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The Korea Society presents the best of Korea cinema at the largest exhibition of Asian films in the United States. The festival will be attended by director Im Soon-rye, producers Shin Bum-soo & NAM Jung-Il from Whistleblower, director Lee Won-Suk from The Royal Tailor, and director Boo Ji-young, producer Shim Jae-myung from Cart.

 

View the full schedule for the 14th New York Asian Film Festival at Subway Cinema.

 

Friday, June 26 – Saturday, July 11, 2015

Best of Korea Cinema: Monday, July 6 – Thursday, July 9, 2015

Walter Reade Theater
165 W 65th Street, north side, upper level
Film Society of Lincoln Center

SVA Theater
333 West 23rd Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues
SVA Theater

Monday, July 6, 2015 8:45 PM | CART at Walter Reade Theater
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:45 PM |  THE WHISTLEBLOWER at Walter Reade Theater
Thursday, July 9, 2015 8:30 PM |  THE ROYAL TAILOR at SVA Theater

 

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Monday, July 6 | 8:45 pm at Walter Reade Theater

NEW YORK PREMIERE
DIR. BOO JI-YOUNG | CAST: YUM JUNG-AH, MOON JUNG-HEE, KIM YOUNG-AE, KIM KANG-WOO, HWANG JEONG-MIN, CHUN WOO-HEE
SOUTH KOREA | KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | FORMAT: DCP | 103 MINUTES
Q&A WITH BOO JI-YOUNG and SHIM JAE-MYUNG

Presented with the support of Korean Cultural Service in New York.

Boo Ji-young’s follow-up to Sisters on The Road is a formidable social drama and a moral shocker. Armed with a larger budget and a stellar cast, it nonetheless maintains the same human-scale storytelling that made her debut so memorable. Based on a true story, this is a David vs Goliath tale where a group of women band together and go on strike after their big box supermarket lays off all the temporary workers to cut costs.

Although there are no marching armies, grand disasters or international incidents, no definitive statements about life, death or society, the fate of these few women, citizens like any other, but unregarded, unmoored and untamed, leave an impression of grandeur, limitless suffering, and wrath. Boo allows each character in the ensemble quiet moments that personalize the massive labor issues South Korea faces. The women, facing their own doubts, poverty and the brutality of those trying to break the strike with incredibly fervent performances from the three leads Yum Jung-ha, Moon Jung-hee and Kim Young-ae.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER (113 min) 2014
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Tuesday, July 7 | 8:45 pm at Walter Reade Theater

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
YIM SOON-RYE, 2014
SOUTH KOREA | KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | FORMAT: DCP | 113 MINUTES
INTRO AND Q&A w/ DIRECTOR YIM SOON-RYE

Yim Soon-Rye (one of Korea’s few female directors) turns in the All The President’s Men of biotechnology with The Whistleblower,a powerhouse thriller based on the true story of one of the biggest scientific frauds of the 21st century. Dr. Lee is a thoughtful scientist whose pioneering work with cloned stem cells is spurring talk of the Nobel prize. He is also a monster who has faked his research and when a TV producer gets involved, The Whistle Blower becomes a white-knuckle thriller where secret phone calls, boardroom confrontations, DNA analysis, and conversations that contain double, and sometimes triple, meanings are assembled into a high-performance engine designed to flood your brain with outrage. Not since Michael Mann directed The Insider has the world of corporate medical research seemed so out of control, so bleak, and so deadly.

Presented with the support of Korean Cultural Service in New York.

The All The President’s Men of biotechnology, Yim Soon-Rye (one of Korea’s few female directors) turns in a powerhouse thriller based on the true story of one of the biggest scientific frauds of the 21st century. Dr. Lee is a thoughtful scientist whose pioneering work with cloned stem cells is spurring talk of the Nobel Prize. He is also a monster who’s faked his research and when a TV producer gets involved, The Whistle Blower becomes a white-knuckle thriller where secret phone calls, boardroom confrontations, DNA analysis, and conversations that contain double, and sometimes triple, meanings are assembled into a high-performance engine designed to flood your brain with outrage.

THE ROYAL TAILOR (127 min) 2014
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Thursday, July 9 | 8:30 pm at SVA Theater

NEW YORK PREMIERE (U.S. CONTINENTAL PREMIERE)
LEE WON-SUK, 2014 | CAST: HAN SUK-KYU, KO SOO, PARK SHIN-HYE, YOO YEON-SEOK
SOUTH KOREA | KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | FORMAT: DCP | 127 MINUTES
INTRO and Q&A with director LEE WON-SUK

Presented with the support of Korean Cultural Service in New York.

Two years after his anarchic comedy How to Use Guys With Secret Tips, Lee Won-suk returns to New York and the silver screen with his ambitious, big-budget period drama The Royal Tailor. His second feature is set during a clash between tradition and modernity in the royal court of 18th century Korea. Han Suk-kyu plays the king’s tailor Jo Dol-seok. After serving the court for three decades, he is on the brink of rising to the rank of nobleman. But his life’s dream is threatened with the sudden appearance of young, handsome and carefree “designer” Lee Gong-jin whose radical fashion ideas quickly earn the Queen’s favor. Unlike most films about the power of art (and music), Lee lets the striking costume designs of Jo Sang-gyeong speak for themselves, without resorting to reaction shots or exposition. The film’s traditional costumes took as much as six months to create, at a cost just shy of $1 million.

A playful, fresh and daring reinvention of one of Korea’s most conservative film genres.

 The New York Asian Film Festival is co-presented by Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema