The final teaser screening before the November festival: Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels (꼭두 이야기) UK Premiere, plus launch of 2019 London Korean Film Festival programme Director: Kim Tae-yong (2018, 79min) Cast: Kim Sun-an, Choi Go, Cho Hee-bong Monday 16 September 2019, 7pm Regent Street Cinema | 307 Regent Street | London W1B 2HW […]
Organisations and venues: Regent Street Cinema
LKFF 2019 Teaser Screening #3: Fengshui
Looking forward to this one, as I happened across the location at the centre of this movie in my Korea trip last year. Fengshui (명당) Director: Park Hee-gon (2018, 126 mins) Cast: Cho Seung-woo, Ji Sung, Kim Sung-kyun, Baek Yoon-sik, Moon Chae-won Monday 22 July 2019, 7pm @ Regent Street Cinema | Book tickets From […]
LKFF 2019 Teaser Screening #2: Default
It’s hard to imagine a film about the IMF Crisis being compelling viewing, but this one has been getting some really enthusiastic reviews. I’ve booked my ticket already. Default (국가부도의 날) Director: Choi Kook-hee (2018, 114 mins) Cast: Kim Hye-soo, Yoo Ah-in, Huh Joon-ho, Jo Woo-jin, Vincent Cassel Monday 20 May 2019 7:00 pm @Regent […]
Festival Film Review: The Return
I was as delighted as I was surprised when I saw that the London Korean Film Festival had selected The Return for its closing gala screening. The huge numbers of overseas adoptions from Korea is often a sidelined subject and understandably wouldn’t be a natural choice when showcasing Korean culture and arts. But the 2018 […]
Final LKFF Teaser: A Tiger in Winter
So glad we’re getting to see another Lee Kwang-guk movie in London. I really enjoyed the focus on his movies back in the 2015 festival. This final LKFF 2018 teaser screening gives the opportunity for the official launch of the 2018 festival programme. The main festival runs 1 – 14 November 2018. A Tiger in […]