Director Ryoo Seung-wan discusses Veteran as a fantasy of justice where power can be defeated, his shift toward humour, casting Hwang Jung-min and Yoo Ah-in, and plans for sequels. He reflects on audience appeal, realistic action choreography, and his view of action as the core language of cinema. [Read More]
Event tag: LEAFF 2015: Ryoo Seung-wan
Festival Film Review: Ryoo Seung-wan’s Veteran
It was the first screening in the the trial “0th” iteration of the London East Asia Film Festival, but this really didn’t feel like a new film festival – more a continuation of past ones. We were opening in a venue that felt familiar, a lot of the faces front of house and on stage … [Read More]
Event news: Ryoo Seung-wan talking East Asian cinema with Chris Fujiwara
As part of the London East Asian Film Festival, director Ryoo Seung-wan will be discussing Asian cinema with Chris Fujiwara. Director Ryoo is over for the screening (with Q+A) of his hit film Veteran which opens the festival on 23 October. And remember that there’s another Korean film screening at the festival: Hong Won-chan’s Office, … [Read More]