Jang Sun-woo (Korean: 장선우; born March 20, 1952) is a South Korean film director.
Jang Sun-woo | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1952 Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (bachelor's degree in anthropology) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1986–2004 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장선우 |
| Hanja | 張善宇 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Seonu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏnu |
Film career
editBefore his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film criticism and scripts. His first film, Seoul Jesus (1986), based on one of his scripts, was noted for its "sarcasm and pronounced realism."[1] His 1993 film Hwa-Om-Kyung won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Personal life
editJang attended Seoul National University and received a bachelor's degree in anthropology. After the completion of his latest film, he has moved to live in Jeju Island.[3]
Filmography
edit- Seoul Jesus (1986)
- The Age of Success (1988)
- The Lovers of Woomook-baemi (1989)
- Road to the Racetracks (1991)
- Hwa-Om-Kyung (1993)
- To You from Me (1994)
- Cinema on the Road (1995)
- A Petal (1996)
- Bad Movie (1997)
- Lies (1999)
- Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Min, Eung-jun; Joo Jin-sook; Kwak Han-ju (2003). "3. Korean National Cinema in the 1980s: Enlightenment, Political Struggle, Social Realism, and Defeatism". Korean Film; History, Resistance, and Democratic Imagination. Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger Publishers. p. 67. ISBN 0-275-95811-6.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ^ "Variations on Jang Sun-woo". London Korean Links. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
Sources
edit- Rayns, Tony (2007). Jang Sun-woo. Seoul: Seoul Selection. ISBN 978-89-91913-29-5.
- Kim, Kyung-hyun (2004). "6. New Korean Cinema Auteurs: Jang Sun-woo's Three 'F' Words: Familism, Fetishism, and Fascism". The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema. Durham and London: Duke University Press. pp. 162–202. ISBN 0-8223-3267-1.
- Min, Eung-jun; Joo Jin-sook; Kwak Han-ju (2003). "4. Auteur Criticism: The Case of Sunwoo Jang's Taste of Heaven". Korean Film; History, Resistance, and Democratic Imagination. Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger Publishers. pp. 87–111. ISBN 0-275-95811-6.
External links
edit- Jang Sun-Woo at IMDb
- (in Korean) Detailed information about Jang Sun-woo at the KMDb