aHighly recommended.a
--"Choice"
"Korean cinema is arguably more important on the world stage
today than either the Japanese or Hong Kong cinemas. This book is a
major intervention into the study of global media production and
consumption."
--David Desser, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
aSouth Korean film is one of the newest and most exciting areas
of research and interest. The coverage of the subject in this
volume is nuanced and impressive.a
--Kathleen McHugh, UCLA
Korean film has been heralded as the "newest tiger" of Asian
cinema. In the past year, South Korea became one of the only
countries in the world in which local films outsold Hollywood
films, and Korean director Park Chan-wook was awarded the Grand
Prix at Cannes.
New Korean Cinema provides a comprehensive overview of the
production, circulation, and reception of this vibrant cinema,
which has begun to flourish again in the past decade, following the
lifting of repressive government policies. In addition to providing
a cultural, historical, and social context for understanding this
burgeoning cinema, the book considers the political economy of
South Korea's film industry, strategies of domestic and
international distribution and marketing, and the consumption of
Korean films throughout the world. The volume also includes a
glossary of key terms and a bibliography of works on Korean
cinema.
New Korean Cinema gathers prominent critics from North America,
Asia, and Europe to make sense of this exploding film industry.
This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the
complex roles played by national and regional cinemas in a global
age.
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