This year, the Busan International Film Festival dedicates its signature Korean Cinema Retrospective special program to filmmaker Lee Jang-ho. Eight of his films are screening at the festival, including his directorial debut, “Heavenly Homecoming to Stars,” and his latest, “God’s Eye View.”
By the time a 29-year-old Lee made his debut feature, “Heavenly Homecoming” in 1974, less than 15 local films had managed to generate at least 500,000 admissions. Based on Choi In-ho’s novel of the same title, “Heavenly Homecoming” is the story of a woman whose constant betrayal by the men she loves leads her to consider suicide. Selling 460,000 tickets, “Heavenly Homecoming” became a rare homegrown success of that time, as young moviegoers, chafing under the military government’s Revitalizing Reforms system, embraced the film’s pop cultural references, including folk music, acoustic guitar and even the fashion of wearing jeans. The film’s success triggered the production of so-called “hostess melodramas,...
By the time a 29-year-old Lee made his debut feature, “Heavenly Homecoming” in 1974, less than 15 local films had managed to generate at least 500,000 admissions. Based on Choi In-ho’s novel of the same title, “Heavenly Homecoming” is the story of a woman whose constant betrayal by the men she loves leads her to consider suicide. Selling 460,000 tickets, “Heavenly Homecoming” became a rare homegrown success of that time, as young moviegoers, chafing under the military government’s Revitalizing Reforms system, embraced the film’s pop cultural references, including folk music, acoustic guitar and even the fashion of wearing jeans. The film’s success triggered the production of so-called “hostess melodramas,...
- 10/5/2018
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
It’s always been difficult to start a business, but in someways, it’s never been harder than right now. Entrepreneurship is at an all-time low in this country and the future of the American economy depends on young people who wish to innovate with vision and tact. The new film “Generation Startup” takes us to the front lines of the new generation of American entrepreneurship, capturing the struggles and triumphs of six recent college graduates who put everything on the line to build startups in Detroit. Shot over 17 months, the film honestly examines the risks and struggles of launching a startup and how no one is ever really prepared to start. “Generation Startup” celebrates bravery, urban revitalization, and diversity, while striving to inspire a whole new crop of entrepreneurs to make their own way. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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- 8/30/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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