Chung, Hye Seung
Kim Ki-duk
- ISBN 13:
- 9780252078415
- author:
- Chung, Hye Seung
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 176
- Dimensions:
- 20.83 x 13.72 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, General, Arts & Photography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Kim Ki-duk: A Therapeutic Cinema of Resentment This study challenges common misconceptions about the films of independent filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, one of Korea's most acclaimed auteurs. By examining both Korean-language and English-language sources, Hye Seung Chung argues that Kim's graphic films are not sensationalist, but rather a therapeutic cinema of Nietzschean ressentiment, capturing the raw emotions of protagonists living on the margins of society. Chung explores how Kim's cinema tackles socially relevant topics such as national division, victimization, and violence, using historical and postcolonial readings to provide new insights into his works. She also delves into the religious and spiritual themes in Kim's most recent films, suggesting possibilities of reconciliation and transcendence. Through this analysis, Chung recuperates Kim's oeuvre, revealing a complex and nuanced filmmaker whose work challenges Western audiences' perceptions of Korean cinema.
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