North Korean cinema
Subtitle: a history
By: Johannes Schönherr
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780786465262
Subjects: Motion pictures; Motion picture industry; History
Description: "This volume chronicles the history of North Korean cinema from its beginnings to today, examining the obstacles the film industry faced as well as the many social problems the films themselves reveal. It provides detailed analyses of major and minor films and explores important developments in the industry within the context of the concurrent social and political atmosphere"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: At the Pyongyang Film Festival; title: The early years; title: The Korean War (1950-1953); title: The establishment of Juche; title: Kim Jong Il enters the scene; title: Shin Sang-Ok active in North Korea (1983-1986); title: Shin Sang-Ok's influence on concurrent North Korean Cinema (1984-1986); title: The post-Shin Sang-Ok years (1986-1993); title: Famine and the death of Kim Il Sung (1994-1999); title: The sunshine years (2000-2008); title: Post-sunshine: the most recent productions (2009-2011); title: Ten Zan, an Italian coproduction: Ferdinando Baldi's ultimate mission; title: Audience perspectives: interviews with North Korean defectors; title: Appendix: original Korean film titles.