The two final screenings at the KCC before we get to the London Korean Film Festival bring to an end the season of movies which look at Korean humour. Cyrano Agency (시라노;연애조작단) Director: Kim Hyeon-seok, 2010, 117 mins Cast: Uhm Tae-woong, Lee Min-jung, Park Shin-hye, Daniel Choi 13 Oct 16 7:00 pm Named after the well-known French drama Cyrano […]
Event tags: Ha Ha Ha – Translating Korean Humour (2016)
Event news: Saving My Hubby and Scandal Makers are September’s screenings at the KCC
September’s screenings in the ongoing series Ha Ha Ha – Translating Korean Humour are set out below. Saving My Hubby has the added attraction of an introduction by Paul Quinn of Hangul Celluloid. Saving My Hubby (굳세어라 금순아) Director: Hyeon Nam-seop, 2002, 92 mins Cast: Bae Doo-na, Kim Tae-woo 15 Sep 16 7:00 pm Geum-soon (Bae […]
Event news: Save the Green Planet and No. 3 are August’s films at the KCC
August’s screenings at the KCC include two of LKL’s favourites: Save the Green Planet – one of our top 10 films of the noughties – and No. 3, an early gangster comedy with early appearances from a couple of big stars. Save the Green Planet (지구를 지켜라!) Director: Jang Joon-hwan, 2003, 118 mins Cast: Shin Ha-kyun, […]
Event news: My Teacher, Mr. Kim and King of Jokgu are July’s films at the KCC
July brings another opportunity to see The King of Jokgu, which screened at the London Korean Film Festival in 2014. I’m not sure we’ve had a chance to see My Teacher Mr Kim before, but 2003 was a good year for Korean movies. Reservations as usual via the KCC website. My Teacher, Mr. Kim (선생 […]
Event news: HaHaHa and Singles are June’s screenings at the KCC
June’s screenings at the KCC are HaHaHa, one of Hong Sang-soo’s most approachable films (LKL review here), and Singles, a film which Anthony Leong describes as “a breezy concoction brimming with wit and charisma that entertains without relying on dumbed down comedy or exaggerated theatrics.” A good month then. Reservations as usual via the KCC […]
Event news: Granny’s Got Talent and C’est Si Bon are May’s screenings at the KCC
The KCCUK’s series examining humour in Korean film continues in May with two further screenings: Granny’s Got Talent (헬머니) Director: Shin Han-sol (2014) Cast: Kim Soo-mi, Jung Man-sik, Kim Jeong-tae, Park Jun-geum, Lee Tae-ran 108 mins / Cert. 18 / Eng Subs 12 May, 7pm @KCCUK. Reserve your seat. The TV programme Cursing Battle is […]
Last Thursday’s screening at the KCC – Sunny – was an unexpected delight
Unexpectedly, I really enjoyed Kang Hyeong-cheol’s Sunny at the KCC this week. I shan’t bore you with the details – Paul Quinn has articulated it on Hangul Celluloid much better than I could. Based on the trailers I had been kind of expecting a bit of an offbeat teen comedy. When it featured in the […]
Event news: Sunny and Barking Dogs are April’s KCC screenings
The KCCUK’s series of screenings featuring different aspects of Korean humour continues this month with Sunny and probably my favourite Bong Joon-ho movie. Will we come face to face with the mysterious Boiler Kim? The screening on 14 April will include an introductory talk by Jinhee Choi, starting at 7pm. Note also the additional screenings […]
Event news: two screenings featuring Lee Mi-sook in March
The KCCUK’s season of films illustrating different aspects of Korean humour continues with two films starring Lee Mi-sook. A nice 10th birthday present. Lee Mi-sook month The Actresses South Korea, 2009 Director: E J-yong Cast: Yoon Yeo-jeong, Lee Mi-sook, Ko Hyun-jeong, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Min-hee 104 mins | Cert. 12 | Eng Subs 17 March, […]
Event news: The Pirates screens at the KCC
The third screening of the year at the KCC. It would be rude to miss this one. The Pirates (해적: 바다로 간 산적) Dir Lee Seok Hoon (2014) 130 mins 25 February 2016, 7pm Register on the KCC website Just 15 days after the founding of the Kingdom of Joseon, an ambassadorial ship is carrying […]
Event news: A Hard Day screens at the KCC
The KCCUK’s second screening of the year is A Hard Day. You’ll come out feeling exhausted, but it’s a great ride. We loved it. A Hard Day (끝까지 간다) Dir Kim Seong-hun, 2013, 111 mins 11 February, 2016 at 7pm, KCCUK Registration required via the KCC website On the way back from his mother’s funeral, […]
Event news: two screenings of Hong Sang-soo’s In Another Country
This year’s series of screenings at the KCC is on the theme ‘Ha Ha Ha – Translating Korean Humour’ The first screening is on 28 January. As always, registration is required via the KCC website. You can also catch it at the Royal College of Art in Battersea on 26 Jan (where admission is free […]