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Songs from the north / writer, director, Soon-mi Yoo ; producers, Soon-mi Yoo, Haden Guest.
LIBRA DVD 027 325
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs.
- Korea (North)--Social life and customs.
- Korea (North).
- Koreans.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Travelogues (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In Korean with subtitles and intertitles in English.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) presentation.
- digital optical
- NTSC
- video file DVD video
- Summary:
- An essay film which offers a unique look at the enigma of North Korea, a country typically seen through the distorted lens of jingoistic propaganda and derisive satire. Interweaving footage from director Soon-Mi Yoo's three visits to North Korea, together with songs, spectacle, popular cinema and archival footage that tries to understand the psychology and popular imagery of the North Korean people.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, editor, Soon-mi Yoo; music, Kim Il Sung ... [et al.].
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2014.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 926752884
- Publisher Number:
- 738329201692
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