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Korean Film 100 years-A Crazy Chronicle of Korean Genre Cinema

The Blue Hill

YU Dongil

Korea1949 36min B&W

Synopsis

A man moves from the countryside to the city where he finds fame as a singer. His success brings opportunity but also temptation. One of the first musical films from Korea.

Program Note

The rst lm starring Hyun-In, perhaps the most popular pop singer of his time, The Blue Hill is a tale of success for a talented country boy singer, with music playing an important role in the ow of the narrative in this Korean lm. Despite
being an incomplete version, with only a 36-minute running time, it will be screened with a talk about Hyun-In as this year marks his 100th birthday. (MO Eun-young)

Diretor

YU Dongil

Credit

Producer
JIN Youngho
Screenplay
JEON Changkeun
Cinematographer
KIM Jeonghwan
Editor
YANG Junam
Music
HWANG Moonpyung