Director Kim Gi-yeong, the Brand of Legends

Kim Gi-yeong’s legend-like life, and legendary movies are objects of admiration from Korean film researchers. Because of this, a relatively larger amount of film research is devoted to the director. A lot of movie fans, however, still don’t know who Kim Gi-yeong is. Even a relatively smaller number of movie fans who know of Kim Gi-yeong still think he is just a weird film director. Maybe this is due to the fact that the research results have not been properly presented, but it must also be attributable to the intricacy of Kim Gi-yeong’s movies. This book should go a long way in correcting this shortcoming. Lee Yeon-ho, editor-in-chief of ‘Kino’, who has been closely acquainted with director Kim Gi-yeong while working as a film journalist for almost 20 years, provides an easy-to-read and insightful interpretation of director Kim Gi-yeong’s intricate movies. ？

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