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Jang Sun-woo
Born (1952-03-20) March 20, 1952 (age 72)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSeoul National University (bachelor's degree in anthropology)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1986–2004
Korean name
Hangul
장선우
Hanja
張善宇
Revised RomanizationJang Seon-u
McCune–ReischauerChang Sŏnu

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

Film career

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  3. ^ "Variations on Jang Sun-woo". London Korean Links. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

Sources

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  • 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.
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