ISBN: 9780252036699

By Hye Seung Chung. "The definitive work on Kim Ki-duk. Hye Seung Chung consistently brings new insights and an original perspective to this divisive director's work.". --Daniel Martin, Q… More...

By Hye Seung Chung. "The definitive work on Kim Ki-duk. Hye Seung Chung consistently brings new insights and an original perspective to this divisive director's work.". --Daniel Martin, Queen's University Belfast. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Kim Ki-duk by Hye Seung Chung A searing study of a controversial international auteur FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description This study investigates the controversial motion pictures written and directed by the independent filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, one of the most acclaimed Korean auteurs in the English-speaking world. Propelled by underdog protagonists who can only communicate through shared corporeal pain and extreme violence, Kim's graphic films have been classified by Western audiences as belonging to sensationalist East Asian "extreme" cinema, and Kim has been labeled a "psychopath" and "misogynist" in South Korea. Drawing upon both Korean-language and English-language sources, Hye Seung Chung challenges these misunderstandings, recuperating Kim's oeuvre as a therapeutic, yet brutal cinema of Nietzschean ressentiment (political anger and resentment deriving from subordination and oppression). Chung argues that the power of Kim's cinema lies precisely in its ability to capture, channel, and convey the raw emotions of protagonists who live on the bottom rungs of Korean society. She provides historical and postcolonial readings of victimization and violence in Kim's cinema, which tackles such socially relevant topics as national division in Wild Animals and The Coast Guard and U.S. military occupation in Address Unknown. She also explores the religious and spiritual themes in Kim's most recent works, which suggest possibilities of reconciliation and transcendence. Notes A searing study of a controversial international auteur Author Biography Hye Seung Chung is an assistant professor of film and media studies in the department of communication studies at Colorado State University and the author of Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance. Review "The definitive work on Kim Ki-duk. Hye Seung Chung consistently brings new insights and an original perspective to this divisive director's work."--Daniel Martin, Queen's University Belfast Promotional A searing study of a controversial international auteur Long Description This study investigates the controversial motion pictures written and directed by the independent filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, one of the most acclaimed Korean auteurs in the English-speaking world. Propelled by underdog protagonists who can only communicate through shared corporeal pain and extreme violence, Kim's graphic films have been classified by Western audiences as belonging to sensationalist East Asian ''extreme'' cinema, and Kim has been labelled a ''psychopath'' and ''misogynist'' in South Korea. Drawing upon both Korean-language and English-language sources, Hye Seung Chung challenges these misunderstandings, recuperating Kim's oeuvre as a therapeutic, yet brutal cinema of Nietzschean ressentiment (political anger and resentment deriving from subordination and oppression). Chung argues that the power of Kim's cinema lies precisely in its ability to capture, channel, and convey the raw emotions of protagonists who live on the bottom rungs of Korean society. She provides historical and postcolonial readings of victimization and violence in Kim's cinema, which tackles such socially relevant topics as national division in Wild Animals and The Coast Guard and U.S. military occupation in Address Unknown. She also explores the religious and spiritual themes in Kim's most recent works, which suggest possibilities of reconciliation and transcendence. Review Text ''The definitive work on Kim Ki-duk. Hye Seung Chung consistently brings new insights and an original perspective to this divisive director's work.''--Daniel Martin, Queen's University Belfast Review Quote "The definitive work on Kim Ki-duk. Hye Seung Chung consistently brings new insights and an original perspective to this divisive director's work."--Daniel Martin, Queen's University Belfast Promotional "Headline" A searing study of a controversial international auteur Details ISBN0252036697 Author Hye Seung Chung Short Title KIM KI-DUK Publisher University of Illinois Press Language English ISBN-10 0252036697 ISBN-13 9780252036699 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Contemporary Film Directors Year 2012 Imprint University of Illinois Press Place of Publication Baltimore Country of Publication United States Birth 1971 Publication Date 2012-01-27 Pages 176 Illustrations 21 black and white photographs, filmography UK Release Date 2012-01-27 NZ Release Date 2012-01-27 US Release Date 2012-01-27 Alternative 9780252078415 DEWEY 791.4302 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2012-01-14 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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ISBN: 9780252036699

This study investigates the controversial motion pictures written and directed by the independent filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, one of the most acclaimed Korean auteurs in the English-speaking wo… More...

This study investigates the controversial motion pictures written and directed by the independent filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, one of the most acclaimed Korean auteurs in the English-speaking world. Propelled by underdog protagonists who can only communicate through shared corporeal pain and extreme violence, Kim''s graphic films have been classified by Western audiences as belonging to sensationalist East Asian "extreme" cinema, and Kim has been labeled a "psychopath" and "misogynist" in South Korea. Drawing upon both Korean-language and English-language sources, Hye Seung Chung challenges these misunderstandings, recuperating Kim''s oeuvre as a therapeutic, yet brutal cinema of Nietzschean ressentiment (political anger and resentment deriving from subordination and oppression). Chung argues that the power of Kim''s cinema lies precisely in its ability to capture, channel, and convey the raw emotions of protagonists who live on the bottom rungs of Korean society. She provides historical and postcolonial readings of victimization and violence in Kim''s cinema, which tackles such socially relevant topics as national division in Wild Animals and The Coast Guard and U. S. military occupation in Address Unknown. She also explores the religious and spiritual themes in Kim''s most recent works, which suggest possibilities of reconciliation and transcendence. | Kim Ki-duk by Hye Seung Chung Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books, Hye Seung Chung<

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