August is Korean Film Month in New York City - Part 3

The really big news this month is, of course, the 2004 New York Korean Film Festival. Fifteen films in ten days, at two venues -- the new ImaginAsian Theater (239 E59th St.) and at the BAM Cinématek (30 Lafayette Ave. in Brooklyn). The complete schedule can be found HERE. The one film every New York Filmbrain-reader (or simply film-lover) MUST MUST MUST go see is Im Sang-soo's A Good Lawyer's Wife. Filmbrain guarantees you will not see a more powerful drama this year. Plus, it is one of the best cinematic portraits of a marriage dissolving and a family torn apart. This is the film (you may recall) that reduced Filmbrain to a quivering, whimpering, rag doll. It is being shown this Sunday, August 15 @ 7:40 PM at the ImaginAsian and next Sunday, August 22 @ 6:45 PM at BAM. Filmbrain will be at this Sunday's screening, and hopes to see many of you there as well -- you will not be disappointed. Tomorrow (August 12) there will be a panel discussion on contemporary Korean cinema led by Village Voice film critic Michael Atkinson. Filmbrain has been invited to appear on the panel along with Stanley Glick of Asian Cult Cinema magazine. Directors Kim Moon-saeng (Sky Blue), Jang Jun-hwan (Save the Green Planet) and Lee Jong-hyuk (H) will be present as well. Admission is free, but you must RSVP @ 212.759.7525 ext. 301. It will be held from 1:00 - 3:00 at the Korea Society, 950 Third Ave. (at 57th St.) Check back tomorrow for more reviews and recommendations -- there are some great films this year!

Comments

[Alex]

Thanks.. but don't keep us waiting on the other reccomendations - I need to get my tickets sorted out.