The Taebaek Mountains (Korean: 태백산맥; RR: Taebaeksanmaek) is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It is named for the Taebaek Mountains on the Korean peninsula.
| The Taebaek Mountains | |
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 Poster to The Taebaek Mountains (1994) | |
| Hangul | 태백산맥 |
| Hanja | 太白山脈 |
| RR | Taebaeksanmaek |
| MR | T'aebaeksanmaek |
| Directed by | Im Kwon-taek |
| Written by | Cho Jeong-lae Song Neung-han |
| Based on | Taebaek Sanmaek [1]by Jo Jung-rae |
| Produced by | Lee Tae-won |
| Starring | Ahn Sung-ki Bang Eun-jin |
| Cinematography | Jung Il-sung |
| Edited by | Park Sun-duk |
| Music by | Kim Soo-chul |
| Distributed by | Taehung Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $440[2] |
Plot
editThe film originates from the great river story Taebaegsanmaek consisting of 10 volumes written by Cho Jeong-rae. The story describes generational conflict between the haves (proprietors and landlords) and have nots (peasants) that eventually develops into right- and left-wing ideology, respectively. While showing why and how the conflict came about, the story depicts romantic, shamanic and Confucian aspects of the contemporaries.
Reception
editKorean film scholar Kim Kyung-hyun described the reception of The Taebaek Mountains by audiences and critics as "lukewarm."[3]
Awards
editWins
edit- Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film (1994)
Nominations
edit- Golden Bear, 45th Berlin International Film Festival (Im Kwon-taek) (1995)[4]
Presented
edit- Telluride Film Festival (1999)
References
edit- ↑ "Taebaek Sanmaek". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ↑ "The Tae Baek Mountains (1994)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ Kim, Kyung-hyun (2004). "3. 'Is This How the War is Remembered?': Violent Sex and the Korean War in Silver Stallion, Spring in My Hometown, and The Taebaek Mountains". The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema. Durham and London: Duke University Press. p. 87. ISBN 0-8223-3267-1.
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1995 Programme". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
External links
edit- The Taebaek Mountains at IMDb
- The Taebaek Mountains at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
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