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Though filmmakers were still subject to government censorship, South Korea experienced a golden age of cinema, mostly consisting of melodramas, starting in the mid-1950s. [5] The number of films made in South Korea increased from only 15 in 1954 to 111 in 1959. [16]
Sep 4, 2023 · South Korea was a country devastated by war and the brutal impacts of Japanese colonization, yet has become one of the biggest entertainment cultures in the world. The local movie scene...
The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. [1] At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1950, the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened.
South Korea has been submitting films for consideration to the Academy Awards since 1962, but it wasn't until 58 years later that the country won its first Oscar with Parasite. So why the sudden interest in Korean films?
Korea's first film studio, Dongdaemun Motion Picture Studio, was opened in 1903. [7] There are several competing claims for which is the first movie theater in the country. Dansungsa, which opened in Seoul in November 1907, is widely considered the first theater.
'The Birth of Korea,' a documentary depicting the life of South Korea’s first president, Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), has quickly become a must-see film for moviegoers across the country...
Mar 2, 2022 · South Korean films take world by storm. The success of South Korean films abroad took off in the 1990s — after the last vestiges of its repressive military regimes ended. Censorship laws were...
