Rediscovering Korean cinema

• Main Author: Lee, Sangjoon
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: University of Michigan Press 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Korean Cinema; South Korean Films
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143924
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

South Korean cinema is a striking example of non-Western contemporary cinematic success. Thanks to the increasing numbers of moviegoers and domestic films produced, South Korea has become one of the world’s major film markets. In 2001, the South Korean film industry became the first in recent histor...