To-yŏn Chŏn
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Korean
Description
Eun-yi's presence attracts the amorous attentions of Hoon, the master of the house, and he begins an affair with her. Igniting the jealousy of an older maid who knows many family secrets, Eun-yi quickly finds herself in the center of a familial power struggle.
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Korean
Description
Set in 19th century Korea, this adaptation tells the tale of treachery, lust and sacrifice. Elegant, courtly and sexually voracious young Lord Jo-won's public life of idle nobility masks a not-so-private life of unending sexual conquest. Challenged by his equally debauched cousin Lady Cho to seduce a teenage virgin who threatens Cho's household kingdom. Jo-won accepts on condition that Cho surrender herself to him if he succeeds. But the real target...
Series
Criterion collection volume 576
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Korean
Description
A master of intensely emotional human dramas, director Lee Chang-dong is a leading light of contemporary Korean cinema, and his place on the international stage was cemented by his stirring and unpredictable work examining grief and deliverance. An effortless mix of light and uncompromising darkness, Secret Sunshine is the story of a widowed piano teacher who moves with her young son from Seoul to her late husband's provincial hometown for a fresh...
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Korean
Description
A police detective receives a threatening tip about a terrorist attack against a passenger plane but discovers the suspect has already boarded the flight. When a man on board suddenly dies from an infectious virus, fear and chaos spread quickly amongst passengers and crew. As the pilot declares an emergency, can the detective stop this biological weapon from killing everyone onboard in time to safely land or is this flight ultimately doomed to crash?...
Publisher
Artsploitation
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Korean
Description
Ten troubled people plagued by drugs, bad marriages and homosexuality seek help in a group therapy session conducted by psychologist Dr. Marshall. Among the patients: Hal, a farmer married to a woman he has grown to hate; Nancy, a beautiful model who's having an affair with Dr. Marshall; Rockne, a young attorney who fears that his employer will discover he is a homosexual; Jean, who uses drugs to erase the bitterness of her marriage; and Carole, a...
Pub. Date
2005
Language
Korean
Description
2009 lost memories: What if Japan allied with the U.S. during WWII? What if nuclear bombs were dropped on Berlin instead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? What if Korea never existed? To J.B.I. agent Masayuki Sakamoto these questions aren't speculation - they're history.
No blood no tears is a translation of the graphic and gritty Korean expression 'p'i to nunmul to ŏpsi', colloquial for 'no mercy'. Two down-on-their-luck women conspire together to pull...