Korean Film

The New York Korean Film Festival begins today with a showing of  Jeon Soo-il's With a Girl of Black Soil at the Cinema Village. Sponsored by the Korea Society, the Festival continues through August 31 with films at the Cinema Village (22 E 12th St in Manhattan) and the BAMcinématek (at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue).

Here's a trailer describing the Festival:



The festival includes 15 New York premieres and a retrospective devoted to the work of actor Ahn Sung-ki, often described as "the national actor" by the Korean press. On Wednesday, August 27 at 6:30 p.m., a panel entitled "Korean Actor on the World Stage: A Discussion with Ahn Sung-ki" will be presented at the Korea Society (950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor, corner of 57th Street). Admission is $15, $10 for students and members.

The showing of Radio Star  (2006, 115 minutes) at 6:40 p.m. on August 26 at the Cinema Village will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Ahn. Click here to see the complete schedule of films.