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Cochin Film Society to screen Kim Ki-Duk's film
South Korean director Kim Ki-Duk is one of the most celebrated directors in the international film circuit.
His films focus on 'marginal people,' who occupy the edges of the mainstream society.
Kim's films had always been sources of controversy, especially his portrayal of women inviting the antagonism of feminist critics.
His 2004-film, '3-iron,' which will be screened at Kochi on April 20, also tells of two characters who live an extraordinary life.
It tells of Tae-suk, a young man who breaks into others' houses. But he is no thief. He enjoys fixing broken things, watering their plants and cleaning up the place.
Once, during one of such adventures, he chances upon Sun-hwa, a beautiful model who suffers a violent husband.
The woman runs away with him and they start wandering through houses. The film has almost no dialogue and no plot twists, yet it is fascinating and spellbinding. It is both a contemplative love story between two souls, as well as a metaphysical journey for the protagonist.
Kim had won the Best Director Award at the Venice International Film Festival in 2004, as well as the FIPRESCI Best Film Award in the same year.
The film had also won the Golden Spike Award for Best Film at Valladolid Film Festival in 2004.
Kim had written the screenplay of the movie in one month; it was filmed in just 16 days and the film was edited within 10 days.
The screening will be organised by the Cochin Film Society. The venue will be IMA Hall at Warriam Road. The screening will start at 6.15 p.m. and will be followed by a discussion on the film.
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu - 13/04/06)
Cochin Film Society to screen Kim Ki-Duk's film
South Korean director Kim Ki-Duk is one of the most celebrated directors in the international film circuit.
His films focus on 'marginal people,' who occupy the edges of the mainstream society.
Kim's films had always been sources of controversy, especially his portrayal of women inviting the antagonism of feminist critics.
His 2004-film, '3-iron,' which will be screened at Kochi on April 20, also tells of two characters who live an extraordinary life.
It tells of Tae-suk, a young man who breaks into others' houses. But he is no thief. He enjoys fixing broken things, watering their plants and cleaning up the place.
Once, during one of such adventures, he chances upon Sun-hwa, a beautiful model who suffers a violent husband.
The woman runs away with him and they start wandering through houses. The film has almost no dialogue and no plot twists, yet it is fascinating and spellbinding. It is both a contemplative love story between two souls, as well as a metaphysical journey for the protagonist.
Kim had won the Best Director Award at the Venice International Film Festival in 2004, as well as the FIPRESCI Best Film Award in the same year.
The film had also won the Golden Spike Award for Best Film at Valladolid Film Festival in 2004.
Kim had written the screenplay of the movie in one month; it was filmed in just 16 days and the film was edited within 10 days.
The screening will be organised by the Cochin Film Society. The venue will be IMA Hall at Warriam Road. The screening will start at 6.15 p.m. and will be followed by a discussion on the film.
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu - 13/04/06)
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