Multilingual-subtitle DVD Collection
Booklet: Korean War on Screen
This DVD box set of Korean War on Screen is a product of a nonprofit collaboration between the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, and Korean Film Archive. We hope this project helps overseas’ audiences to develop a richer understanding of Korean society and culture through Korean films. This project selects one theme each year, produces DVD sets with subtitles in seven languages, and distributes them free of charge to overseas diplomatic stations and research centers.Our goal is to increase the interest and understanding of enthusiasts and researchers alike regarding Korean culture, society, and history.
The Korean War on Screen was chosen as this year’s theme to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. This theme focusing on the Korean War is appropriate given that the purpose of this project to provide a better understanding of Korean society through films. There is significant contemporary interest in the Korean War as the Korean Peninsula lurches between detente and the brink of war. We sincerely hope that our selection of 130 Korean War on Screen films on the Korean War that feature a wide array of portrayals and genres satisfy this interest.
We have chosen four films: The Battle Line of Freedom (dir. KIM Hong,1955), A Hero without a Serial Number (dir. LEE Man-hee,1966), Testimony (dir. Im Kwon-taek,1973) and To the Starry Island (dir. PARK Kwang-su,1993). They invite you to understand the various aspects of the Korean War as an international conflict as well as a tragically fratricidal, civil war. We also hope that these films will help inform viewers' understanding of the post-war Korean Peninsula. They present the war through a variety of lenses to discuss various issues, including gender, artistry, and local specificity.
The Korean War on Screen was chosen as this year’s theme to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. This theme focusing on the Korean War is appropriate given that the purpose of this project to provide a better understanding of Korean society through films. There is significant contemporary interest in the Korean War as the Korean Peninsula lurches between detente and the brink of war. We sincerely hope that our selection of 130 Korean War on Screen films on the Korean War that feature a wide array of portrayals and genres satisfy this interest.
We have chosen four films: The Battle Line of Freedom (dir. KIM Hong,1955), A Hero without a Serial Number (dir. LEE Man-hee,1966), Testimony (dir. Im Kwon-taek,1973) and To the Starry Island (dir. PARK Kwang-su,1993). They invite you to understand the various aspects of the Korean War as an international conflict as well as a tragically fratricidal, civil war. We also hope that these films will help inform viewers' understanding of the post-war Korean Peninsula. They present the war through a variety of lenses to discuss various issues, including gender, artistry, and local specificity.
PARK Yu-hee
Professor, Korea University
JEON Min-sung
Film Researcher
HA Seung-woo
Professor, Korea National University of Arts
AN Jinsoo
Associate Professor, UC-Berkeley
LEE Yumi
Researcher, Korean Film Archive
Professor, Korea University
JEON Min-sung
Film Researcher
HA Seung-woo
Professor, Korea National University of Arts
AN Jinsoo
Associate Professor, UC-Berkeley
LEE Yumi
Researcher, Korean Film Archive
Greetings 127
Introduction 133
The Battle Line of Freedom
A Hero Without a Serial Numer 173
Testimony 199
To the Starry Island 225
Introduction 133
The Battle Line of Freedom
A Hero Without a Serial Numer 173
Testimony 199
To the Starry Island 225