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1997(1st) ~ 2024(28th)
KoreanRetrospective:DynamicLEEDooYong
LEE Doo Yong
Korea1976 106min 35mm Color
The king’s Father Daewongun sends a secret letter to the emperor of Ching dynasty to fight against Russia and Japan. The Min party steals the letter, and the secret envoy Kim commits suicide. The son of Kim starts searching the letter to take revenge for his father, and at once Min party sends a secret agent to him.
He is one of Korea’s best directors who led the Korean film’s heyday in 70’s and 80’s. From the debut romantic drama The Lost Wedding Veil(1970) to the Daejong award winning historical drama General in Red(1973), and from martial arts movies to the nationwide popular erotic movies, his films are never limited to a genre. He won the ISDAP award in Venice and was selected to the Un Certain Regard in Cannes.