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Refocus: The Films of Yim Soon-Rye

Refocus: The Films of Yim Soon-Rye

Hardcover

Series: Refocus: The International Directors

DirectorsFilm StudiesFilmmaking

ISBN10: 1399513060
ISBN13: 9781399513067
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Oct 17 2023
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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.

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