South Korea has given us a disproportionate amount of the greatest films of the last 15 years, and even before this sudden breakout, South Korea was has many hidden classics yet to be screened or made available on our shores. 2014 welcomes the 9th London Korean Film Festival with many incredible films both old and brand new. Guaranteed highlights are A HARD DAY and A GIRL AT MY DOOR, both of which screened at the London Film Festival, you can read our reviews for them by clicking the following links: A HARD DAY, A GIRL AT MY DOOR.
Also certain to raise some eyebrows is a look back at the career of Kim Ki Duk, before the UK premiere of his latest film ONE ON ONE. His recent classics PIETA and MOEBIUS (reviewed here) will also be screened.
The opening gala film will be KUNDO: AGE OF RAMPANT, while the closing gala film will be the 102nd (you read that right) film of Im Kwon Taek, REVIVRE. Also not to be missed is South Korea’s entry into next year’s Academy Awards race, HAEMOO a.k.a. SEA FOG.
Here’s the complete programme of films, which also takes in screenings at other locations:
SCHEDULE
Thur 6 Nov
7pmOpening Gala: Kundo: Age of the Rampant (??) Q & A with director Yoon Jongbin , actor Gang Dong Won and producer Han Jae DukYoon JongbinOdeon West End
Fri 7 Nov
6pmPieta (???)Kim Ki-dukOdeon West End6:30pmKundo: Age of the Rampant (??) Q & A director Yoon Jongbin , actor Gang Dong Won and producer Han Jae DukYoon Jong-binOdeon Kingston
8:20pmA Girl at My Door (???) Q & A with director July Jung, producer Lee Jun Dong and BIFF’s programmer Nam Dong ChulJuly JungOdeon West End
Sat 8 Nov
1:30pm Hwayi: A Monster Boy (??) Q & A with producer Lee Jun DongJang Joon-Hwan Odeon West End
2pm Hill of Freedom (??? ??)Hong Sang-Soo Odeon Covent Garden
4pm Han Gong-ju (???) Q & A with BIFF’s programmer Nam Dong ChulLee Su-jinOdeon Covent Garden 5pmPoetry (?) Q & A with producer Lee Jun DongLee Changdong Odeon West End
7:30pm Alive (??)Park Jungbum Odeon Covent Garden
8pm Obsessed (????)Kim Dae-woo Odeon Kingston
8:40pm Man in Love (??? ??? ?)Han Dong-wook Odeon West End
Sun 9 Nov
2pm The Target (??)Yoon Hong-seung Odeon Covent Garden
2pm A Hard Day (??? ??)Kim Seong-hun Odeon West End
4:30pm 10 Minutes (10?) Introduction by BIFF?s programmer Nam Dong ChulLee Yong-seung Odeon Covent Garden
5pm One on One (???)Kim Ki-dukOdeon West End
7pm Pascha (???)Ahn Seon-kyoungOdeon Covent Garden
8pm Obsessed (????)Kim Dae-woo Odeon West End
Mon 10 Nov
6:30pm Neighbors (?? ?? ???) Son Tae-gyum, Shin Sojeong, Kim Hee-jinOdeon Covent Garden7pmMoment to Remember (????? ???)Lee Jae-han (John H. Lee)Korea Cultural Centre UK
8:30pm Manshin (??) Q & A with director Park Chan KyungPark Chan Kyung Odeon Covent Garden
Tue 11 Nov
6:30pm Bitter, Sweet, Seoul (????) Q & A with director Parking Chance Odeon Covent Garden
7pm Crocodile (??)Kim Ki-duk Korea Cultural Centre UK
8:30pm Under the Sky of Seoul (??? ???) Introduction by Dr. Mark MorrisLee Hyung-pyo Odeon Covent GardenWed
12 Nov
6:30pm The King of Jokgu (???)Moon Byung-ran Odeon Covent Garden
7pm The Warrior (??)Kim Sung-suKorea Cultural Centre UK
8:30pm Night Flight (?? ??)Lee Song-hee-il Odeon Covent GardenThur
13 Nov
6:30pm I am Not a Hairdresser (? ???? ???) There is no Forest (??) Faces (???) Deaf and Wind (????? ??)Lee Hyung-suk Kim Na-kyung Kim Minjun Hwang Kyu-il Odeon Covent Garden
6:30pm Haemoo (??)Shim Sung-boOdeon West End6:30pmThe Youth (?? ?? ??) Concert by Super Junior (Donghae, Eunhyuk), Q & A with Super Junior (Donghae,Eunhyuk)Kim Jin-moo, Park Ga-hee, Ju Seong-su, Jung Won-sik Odeon West End
8pm Gyeongju (??)Zhang Lu Odeon Covent Garden
9:20pm Man on High heels (???)Jang JinOdeon West End
Fri 14 Nov
6:30pm Moebius (????)Kim Ki-duk Odeon Covent Garden
7:00pm Cold Eyes (????) Q & A with actor Jung Woo SungJo Ui-seok, Kim Byung-seo Odeon West End
8:30pm The Dinner (??)Kim Dong-hyun Odeon Covent Garden
Sat 15 Nov
12:40pm The Divine Move (????) + The Killer Behind, the old Man (???? ??) Q & A with actor Jung Woo SungJo Bum-gu Jung Woo Sung Odeon West End
7:00pm Closing Gala: Revivre (??) Q & A with actor Ahn Sungki Im Kwon Taek Odeon West End
Sun16 Nov
5:30pm Hill of Freedom (??? ??)Hong Sang-Soo Norwich Cinema City
Mon 17 Nov
8:30pm Han Gong-ju (???)Lee Su-jin Norwich Cinema City
Tue 18 Nov
7pm Poetry (?)Lee Changdong Hebden Bridge Picture House
Wed 19 Nov
7pm A Girl at my Door (???)July Jung Hebden Bridge Picture House
Thur 20 Nov
5:30pm Manshin (??)Park Chan-kyong Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Fri 21 Nov
8:15pm Revivre (??)Im Kwontaek Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Source: Korean Cultural Centre UK
