Saturday, April 15, 2017
1:00-3:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Dong-ju: the Portrait of a Poet is a biographical period film directed by Lee Joon-ik.
Shot in black and white, it describes the life of poet Yun Dong-ju (Kang Ha-Neul) during the Japanese colonial occupation focusing on his struggles to devote life to writing, his friendship and rivalry with his politically active cousin Song Mong-Gyu (Park Jung-Min) and their involvement in the Korean Independence Movement.
Light Korean refreshments will be served after the film.
Please see this review in Film in Ether ( http://www.filmedinether.com/reviews/koffia-2016-review-dongju-the-life-of-a-poet/) and the interview on Screenanarchy ( http://screenanarchy.com/2016/07/nyaff-2016-interview-lee-joon-ik-and-shin-yeon-shick-on-dongju-the-portait-of-a-poets-unflinching-lo.html)
Shot in black and white, it describes the life of poet Yun Dong-ju (Kang Ha-Neul) during the Japanese colonial occupation focusing on his struggles to devote life to writing, his friendship and rivalry with his politically active cousin Song Mong-Gyu (Park Jung-Min) and their involvement in the Korean Independence Movement.
Light Korean refreshments will be served after the film.
Please see this review in Film in Ether ( http://www.filmedinether.com/reviews/koffia-2016-review-dongju-the-life-of-a-poet/) and the interview on Screenanarchy ( http://screenanarchy.com/2016/07/nyaff-2016-interview-lee-joon-ik-and-shin-yeon-shick-on-dongju-the-portait-of-a-poets-unflinching-lo.html)
| Building: | Off Campus Location |
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| Location: | Michigan Theater, Liberty Street |
| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | Asia, Film |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Nam Center for Korean Studies, International Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures |
