Night and Fog in Zona explained

Night and Fog in Zona
Director:Jung Sung-il
Producer:Kim Jong-won
Screenplay:Jung Sung-il
Music:Lee Ji-yeon
Cinematography:Yang Gunyoung
Lee Jin-keun
Editing:Park Young-un
Jung Sung-il
Studio:KINO Film Production Co
Runtime:235 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean

Night and Fog in Zona (; lit. Heaven's Night and Fog) is a 2015 South Korean documentary film directed by Jung Sung-il. The cine-essay follows the Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing as he works on two of his projects, 'Til Madness Do Us Part (2013) and Alone (2013). Night and Fog in Zona made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015.[1] [2] [3]

Content

Jung Sung-il has always envied the Paris audiences of Lumière brothers' documentary film La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon of December 28, 1895, but not anymore. In the winter of 2003, when he watches his old friend Wang Bing's first film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Jung decides it is the first day of the digital cinema and also the day he wants to make Night and Fog in Zona.

One day, Wang invites him to Yunnan,[4] where he shoots a documentary. Jung follows with his camera, from a nameless suburb city to the jungle near the border with Laos, to record that winter and the story of the people of China.[5] [6]

Reception

Il manifesto called the film "one of the best non-fiction movies seen this year".[8] while Filmmaker Magazine stated: "Night and Fog in Zonia is one of the most insightful and significant director portraits in contemporary cinema. While the film is guilty of some reductive mimicry — Sung-il applies Wang’s principles to how he films and edits, even going so far as to outdo the running times of his recent films at four hours long — Zona goes beyond typical behind-the-scenes fare with unparalleled access to the acclaimed documentarian’s process."[9]

The film was screened at various festivals.[10] [11] [12]

See also

Despite its title, the film does not seem to be thematically related neither to Night and Fog nor to Night and Fog in Japan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierce. Conran. Five Korean Indies to Screen in Rotterdam. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2017-04-02. 25 January 2016. 2022-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909142719/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3744&blbdComCd=601006. live.
  2. Web site: Night and Fog In Zona (2015). Korean Film Biz Zone. 2017-04-02. 2017-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20170403013430/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20154762. live.
  3. Web site: Hiroaki. Saito. What is Film? (in 20th Busan International Film Festival). FIPRESCI. 2017-04-02. 2022-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909142736/https://fipresci.org/report/what-is-film/. live.
  4. Web site: Night and Fog in Zona IFFR . 2024-02-11 . iffr.com.
  5. Web site: Night and Fog in Zona. mardelplatafilmfest.com. 2017-04-02. 2022-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909142720/https://www.mardelplatafilmfest.com/37/es/. live.
  6. Web site: NIGHT AND FOG IN ZONA. M-Line Distribution. 2017-04-02. 2022-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909142719/http://www.mline-distribution.com/sub/film_010100.html?bmain=view&mode=&uid=182. live.
  7. Web site: Patrick. Frater. Remnants Documentary Wins Korea's Wildflower Awards. Variety. 21 April 2019. 15 April 2019. 9 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909142719/https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/remnants-documentary-wins-korea-wildflower-awards-1203189571/. live.
  8. Web site: Matteo. Boscarol. Night and Fog in Zona, through the eyes of Wang Bing (translated by Giovanna Maria Branca). Il manifesto. 2017-04-02. 19 November 2015. 2017-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170221/https://global.ilmanifesto.it/night-and-fog-in-zona-through-the-eyes-of-wang-bing/. live.
  9. Web site: Cook . Adam . 2017-01-04 . Under the Radar: The 31st Mar del Plata Film Festival - Filmmaker Magazine . 2024-02-11 . Filmmaker Magazine Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. . en-US.
  10. Web site: Cook . Adam . 4 January 2017 . Under the Radar: The 31st Mar del Plata Film Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170402173258/http://filmmakermagazine.com/100916-under-the-radar-the-31st-mar-del-plata-film-festival/#.WN8yKem7rF0 . 2017-04-02 . 2017-04-02 . filmmakermagazine.com.
  11. Web site: October 2015 . 20th BIFF (2015) - Night and Fog in Zona . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170330175327/http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history20_02.asp?mode=view&idx=19387&piff_code=2015 . 2017-03-30 . 2017-04-02 . BIFF.
  12. Web site: Kasman . Daniel . 5 February 2016 . Rotterdam 2016. In Praise of Wang Bing and Spencer Williams . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170403013447/https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/rotterdam-2016-in-praise-of-wang-bing-and-spencer-williams . 2017-04-03 . 2017-04-02 . MUBI.

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