Im Kwon-taek

Im Kwon- taek ( born November 2, 1934 in the County of Jangseong -gun, sub-province Zenra - nando, Chosen province, former Japanese Empire, present-day South Korea) is a South Korean filmmaker. He is regarded as the main representative of the South Korean postwar cinema.

His parents let him register until 2 March 1936. Therefore, the false statement of the birthday stirred in many biographies.

Life

Im Kwon- taek grew up in Kōshū on as one of seven children, where he went to high school also. His parents were farmers. At the age of 18 he took another bus to work there ( were fashioned as a bricklayer or in a workshop in the old lace-up boot footwear for the U.S. Army to South Koreans ). He came more by chance and without a lot of initial interest to the film. Friends invited him to perform unskilled labor in return for food and accommodation in Seoul. In 1956, he moved to Seoul, where he was the director Chung Chang- hwa offered work as a production assistant. In 1962, he was allowed his first film as a director turn ( Dumanganga jal itgeola - Farewell to the Duman River).

Until the late 1970s, he turned mainly entertainment films purely commercial nature of all possible genres ( war movies, action movies, historical productions, comedies and especially melodramas ). Alone in 1970, he turned eight films. Later his films seriously and dealt with important issues of the Korean culture, Korean society, or Korean history. In the 1973 turned Jabcho called ( The Deserted Widow) as the first film his own hand writing. Of the first 77 films before Jokbo (The Genealogy, 1979) are only still get 26, 18 only in the negative.

In 1993 he succeeded with Seopyeonje ( Sopjonye - The blind singer ) up to this time biggest financial success of the South Korean cinema history ( 1.3 million moviegoers ).

Im Kwon- taek was invited in 1981 with his film Manadala the Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, he was with Taebek sanmaek ( The Taebaek Mountains ) for the first time in competition at Berlin. And Chunhyang ( The Song of the faithful Chunhyang ) 2000 was the first South Korean film ever to be invited to the International Film Festival in Cannes.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Im Kwon- taek and his films have won all possible prices in South Korea. Here are some examples:

  • Wangshibri: Prize for the best film and best director at the 12th Korean Drama and Film Award
  • Nakdongkanuen heureuneunga: Best Director Award at the 13th Korean Drama and Film Award
  • Jokbo: Awards for best film and best director at the 17th Daejong Fimpreis ( Grand Bell Award Film Festival, Seoul), as well as the Movie Reporter Award
  • Gitbaleobtneun Gisu: Prize for the best film at the 18th Dae Jong Award
  • Chakko: Prize for the best anti-communist film at the 19th Dae Jong Award
  • Mandala: Prize for the best film and best director at the 20th Dae Jong Award
  • Gilsoddeum: Prize for Best Director at the 22nd Korean Drama and Film Award and the film 6 Critics Award, as well as the award for the best film at the 24th Dae Jong Award
  • Ticket: Prize for the best film and best director at the Film Critics Award 7, as well as the award for best director at the 25th Dae Jong Award
  • Yeonsan ilgi: Prize for the best film and best director at the 26th Dae Jong Award
  • Aje aje bara aje: Prize for the best film at the 27th Dae Jong Award
  • Janggunui adeul: Film of the Year 1990 award for the best Korean film and best popular film at the 11th Chung Ryong Award
  • Gaebyeok: Film of the Year 1991 award for best film at the 30th Dae Jong Award, as well as the award for Best Director at the 12th Chung Ryong Award
  • Janggunui adeul III: Movies of 1992
  • Seopyeonje: including Award for the best film at the 30th Dae Jong Award
  • Taeken sanmaek: Film of the year 1994 and the award for best film at the 5th Chun Sa Film Award
  • Chukje: Film of the year 1996, as well as the awards for best film and best director at the 17th Chung Ryong Award and the film 16 Critics Award
  • Chunhyang: Special Jury Prize at the 37th Dae Jong Award and the Award for NETPAC Im Kwon- taek at the Pusan ​​International Film Festival

Even at international film festivals, he could receive honors. Mandala ( 1981) won the Grand Prize at the Film Festival in Hawaii. At the Chicago International Film Festival 1986 got in the World Peace Medal Award for Gilsoddeum. 1987 Sibaji won the award for Best Film and Best Director at the 32nd Asia- Pacific Film Festival. Chunhyang 2000 won the award for Best Feature Film at the International Film Festival in Hawaii and was awarded the Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Director at the International Film Festival of Singapore.

In 2002 was awarded at the International Film Festival in Cannes in 2002 for The Big colors and love the prize for best director.

2005 was honored for his life's work Im Kwon- taek with the Honorary Golden Bear at the International Film Festival of Berlin in 2005.

Seopyeonje (1993 ) is the most excellent, South Korean film ever produced. He received 27 South Korean and three international awards, for example: price for best director ( Golden Goblet ).

Moreover, its main actress Kang Soo- yeon has been for Sibaji ( The Surrogate ) in 1987 at the Venice Film Festival awarded the prize for Best Actress.

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