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Strange Hommage

The Real Man

PARK Heon-su|Korea|1996|107min |19+

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Schedule

Code: 1119

Time: 7/12 16:30 - 18:17

Theater: CGV Sopung 4

Rate: 19

Event: Guest Visit

Unless otherwise indicated by the Subtitle code below, English subtitles are provided for all non-English language films.
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Schedule

Code: 1119

Time: 7/12 16:30 - 18:17

Theater: CGV Sopung 4

Rate: 19

Event: Guest Visit

Unless otherwise indicated by the Subtitle code below, English subtitles are provided for all non-English language films.
별아이콘 Notice of No English-Subtitle

Program Note

Korean cinema of the 1990s produced a handful of genre films that were either ahead of their time or at odds with it: Yeo Kyun-dong’s Out to the World (1994), Kim Yong-tae’s Ambiguous Man (1996), and Song Neung-han’s No. 3 (1997), among others. Park Heon-su’s The Real Man belongs in that lineage. The director clearly aims for exuberant genre action. The technical difficulty of its car stunts and the sheer scale of its gunfights are remarkable, while its motifs of escape and pursuit are core elements of genre cinema. Yet a character inspired by an opera diva, a trio in red, yellow, and blue, a villain’s lair resembling a medieval fortress, and a torrent of theatrical dialogue pull the film far beyond the bounds of conventional genre cinema. A would-be “the real man” cornered by poor sales, Sa-nai sets the story in motion on a sudden impulse. After giving a “beautiful woman” a ride, he is swept into a series of comic-book-like adventures. Even as he is bloodied and battered almost beyond recognition, he never loses the bearing of a real man. Perhaps this is a romantic dream—or a fairy tale—for modern adults.(KIM Hyung-seok)