Overview

Korean cinema, though currently established as one of the most successful international film industries, has never been a fair ground for women filmmakers. Amidst the heavily male dominated Korean cinema and the film industry, Yim has consistently produced critically and commercially influential films and has been recognized at numerous film festivals/awards both in and outside of Korea. Yim has produced/directed over a dozen films including shorts the highest number that any female director has ever achieved in Korea. Also, Yim is the only female director with a blockbuster (Gyoseop, 2023) under her belt, which was always considered to be the arena for male directors. ReFocus: The Films of Yim Soon-rye will be the very first English-language book that showcases critical readings of Yim's work and simultaneously, this volume will address and position Yim in the larger historical context of Korean cinema and women filmmakers in the world.

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Author:   Molly Kim (Adjunct Professor, Hanyang University)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:  

9781399513067

ISBN 10:   1399513060
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   17 October 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of Contributors Introduction: The Korean New Wave and The Single Woman - Molly Kim 1. “Ugly Men Shall Prevail"": Representations of Masculinity in the Films of Yim Soon-rye - Hwang Kyun-min 2. Politics of Slow: Yim Soon-rye’s Promenade in the Rain (1994) and Waikiki Brothers (2001) - Kim Chung-kang 3. The Cinematic Naturecultural Turn in South Korea: Ecofeminist Pastoralism in the Works of Yim Soon-rye - Lee Yun-jong 4. The Woman with A Movie Camera: Dismantling the Male Gaze in Yim Soon-rye’s The Whistleblower and The Weight of Her - Margaret Rhee 5. Dropping-Out and Truth-Telling (Both Acts Rather Unpopular): Sovereignty, Biopolitics and Critique of the Nation-State in Yim Soon-rye’s Southbound (2013) and The Whistleblower (2014) - Kim Kyu-hyun 6. Sensory Connections Between Food and Femininity in Yim Soon-rye’s Little Forest and Lee Seo-gun’s The Recipe - Bonnie Tilland 7. “I Want to Live a Life that I Choose"": Romanticized Queer Family and Nature in Little Forest (2018) - Kwon Jung-min 8. Korean Cinema and Me: An Interview with Yim Soon-rye - Molly Kim Index

Reviews

"""Ranging from an award-winning independent short to the first K-blockbuster directed by a woman, Yim Soon-rye's films are characterized by many 'breakthroughs.' This book provides essential readings for anyone exploring modern Korean cinema, encompassing feminist, queer and ecological issues articulated in Yim's films and her own life."" -Hong-joon Kim, Korean Film Archive"

Ranging from an award-winning independent short to the first K-blockbuster directed by a woman, Yim Soon-rye’s films are characterized by many ‘breakthroughs.’ This book provides essential readings for anyone exploring modern Korean cinema, encompassing feminist, queer and ecological issues articulated in Yim's films and her own life. -- Hong-joon Kim, Korean Film Archive This anthology reveals the evolving contour of Yim Soon-rye’s career as they challenge the interpretation of mainstream and independent cinema in Korea. Covering Yim's exploration of gender, violence, and nature and her use of popular film form, this book serves as a helpful guide to anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of contemporary Korean filmmaking practices and authorship. -- Jinsoo An, University of California, Berkeley

Author Information

Molly Kim is an Adjunct Professor of the College of Humanities at Hanyang University.

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