Movie Migrations : Transnational Genre Flows and South Korean Cinema / Hye Seung Chung, David Scott Diffrient.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chung, Hye Seung, Author.

Diffrient, David Scott, Author.

Series:

New directions in international studies.

New Directions in International Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures and globalization.

Motion pictures and transnationalism.

Culture in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Korea (South)--History--21st century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Korea (South)--History--20th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the two billion YouTube views for "Gangnam Style" would indicate, South Korean popular culture has begun to enjoy new prominence on the global stage. Yet, as this timely new study reveals, the nation's film industry has long been a hub for transnational exchange, producing movies that put a unique spin on familiar genres, while influencing world cinema from Hollywood to Bollywood. Movie Migrations is not only an introduction to one of the world's most vibrant national cinemas, but also a provocative call to reimagine the very concepts of "national cinemas" and "film genre." Challenging traditional critical assumptions that place Hollywood at the center of genre production, Hye Seung Chung and David Scott Diffrient bring South Korean cinema to the forefront of recent and ongoing debates about globalization and transnationalism. In each chapter they track a different way that South Korean filmmakers have adapted material from foreign sources, resulting in everything from the Manchurian Western to The Host's reinvention of the Godzilla mythos. Spanning a wide range of genres, the book introduces readers to classics from the 1950s and 1960s Golden Age of South Korean cinema, while offering fresh perspectives on recent favorites like Oldboy and Thirst. Perfect not only for fans of Korean film, but for anyone curious about media in an era of globalization, Movie Migrations will give readers a new appreciation for the creative act of cross-cultural adaptation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: South Korean Cinema'S Transnational Trajectories

Part I. From Classical Hollywood To The Korean Golden Age: Cinephilia, Modernization, And Postcolonial Genre Flows

1. Toward A Strategic Korean Cinephilia: A Transnational Détournement Of Hollywood Melodrama

2. The Mamas And The Papas: Cross-Cultural Remakes, Literary Adaptations, And Cinematic "Parent" Texts

3. The Nervous Laughter Of Vanishing Fathers: Modernization Comedies Of The 1960S

4. Once Upon A Time In Manchuria: Classic And Contemporary Korean Westerns

Part II. From Cinematic Seoul To Global Hollywood: Cosmopolitanism, Empire, And Transnational Genre Flows

5. Reinventing The Historical Drama, De-Westernizing A French Classic: Genre, Gender, And The Transnational Imaginary In Untold Scandal

6. From Gojira To Goemul: "Host" Cities And "Post" Histories In East Asian Monster Movies

7. Extraordinarily Rendered: Oldboy, Transmedia Adaptation, And The Us War On Terror

8. A Thirst For Diversity: Recent Trends In Korean "Multicultural Films," From Bandhobi To Where Is Ronny?

Conclusion: Into "Spreadable" Spaces: Netflix, Youtube, And The Question Of Cultural Translatability

Notes

Index

About The Authors

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

0-8135-6999-0

OCLC:

930024264