Kim Ki-Duk

by Hye Seung Chung

Book Overview

This study investigates the controversial motion pictures written and directed by the independent filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, one of the most acclaimed Korean auteurs in the English-speaking world. Propelled by underdog protagonists who can only communicate through shared corporeal pain and extreme violence, Kim's graphic films have been classified by Western audiences as belonging to sensationalist East Asian "extreme" cinema, and Kim has been labeled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252078411
• ISBN13: 9780252078415
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"