A timely overview of an important cinematic tradition. A wideranging analysisof one of the worlds most important contemporary film industries New KoreanCinema a... » 

A timely overview of an important cinematic tradition. A wideranging analysisof one of the worlds most important contemporary film industries New KoreanCinema adopts a crosscultural and multidimensional perspective and providesa comprehensive overview of the production circulation and reception of modernSouth Korean cinema. Together with discussions of Korean society and cultureit considers the political economy of the film industry strategies of domesticand international distribution and marketing the consumption of films indiverse reception environments and the relation of film texts to theircultural historical and social contexts. Gathering critics from Asia Europeand North America New Korean Cinema contributes to the discussion of thecomplex role played by national and regional cinemas in a global age. It willbe of interest to students and critics of Popular Culture and Film Studies aswell as East Asian Studies and Korean Studies. «