Jang Sun-woo explained

Jang Sun-woo
Birth Date:	20 May 1952
Birth Place:	Seoul, South Korea
Alma Mater:	Seoul National University (bachelor's degree in anthropology)
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Years Active:	1986–2004
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 장선우 Rr: Jang Seon-u Mr: Chang Sŏnu

Jang Sun-woo (born 20 March 1952) is a South Korean film director.

Film career

Before 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

Jang 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

• 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

• Cinema of Korea
• List of Korean film directors

External links

• • Detailed information about Jang Sun-woo at the KMDb

Bibliography

• Book: Kim, Kyung-hyun. The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema. 2004. Duke University Press. Durham and London. 0-8223-3267-1. 162–202. 6. New Korean Cinema Auteurs: Jang Sun-woo's Three 'F' Words: Familism, Fetishism, and Fascism.
• Book: Min, Eung-jun . Joo Jin-sook . Kwak Han-ju. Korean Film; History, Resistance, and Democratic Imagination. 2003. Praeger Publishers. Westport, Connecticut and London. 0-275-95811-6. 87–111. 4. Auteur Criticism: The Case of Sunwoo Jang's Taste of Heaven.

Notes and References

1. Book: Min, Eung-jun . Joo Jin-sook . Kwak Han-ju. Korean Film; History, Resistance, and Democratic Imagination. 2003. Praeger Publishers. Westport, Connecticut and London. 0-275-95811-6. 3. Korean National Cinema in the 1980s: Enlightenment, Political Struggle, Social Realism, and Defeatism. 67.
2. Web site: Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners . 2011-06-15 . berlinale.de.
3. Web site: Variations on Jang Sun-woo . London Korean Links . 14 August 2024.