Rediscovering Korean Cinema
Rediscovering Korean Cinema South Korean cinema is a striking example of non-Western contemporary cinematic success. In 2001, the South Korean film industry became the first in recent history to…
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Rediscovering Korean Cinema
South Korean cinema is a striking example of non-Western contemporary cinematic success. In 2001, the South Korean film industry became the first in recent history to reclaim its domestic market from Hollywood and continues to maintain around a 50 percent market share today. Thanks to the increasing numbers of moviegoers and domestic films produced, South Korea has become one of the world's major film markets.
Despite this growing recognition of the films themselves, Korean cinema's rich heritage has not heretofore received significant scholarly attention in English-language publications.This groundbreaking collection of thirty-five essays by a wide range of academic High-quality South Korean films are increasingly entering global film markets and connecting with international audiences in commercial cinemas and art theatres, and at major international film festivals.