The Ancient Splendors of Rome, Episode 1: The Colosseum Chul Lim, Nae-won Nam and Willpictures ; Jae-eun Jeong

Format:

Video

Series:

The Ancient Splendors of Rome

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italy.

Local Subjects:

Italy.

Genre:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) sound, color

Place of Publication:

2013

Language Note:

English

System Details:

video file

Biography/History:

Jae-eun Jeong, born on January 1, 1969 in South Korea, attended – and was one of the first graduates of – the School of Film, TV and Multimedia of the Korea National University of Arts. Early in her career, she wrote and directed several short films, notably “Yu-jin’s Secret Codes”, which won the Grand Prix at the KNUA Graduation Film Festival and the Women’s Film Festival in Seoul in 1999. Jeong’s first feature film was “Take Care of My Cat” (2001), a story of friendship and growth among five women in their twenties. This film swept numerous awards at international film festivals, including the NETPAC Award and New Currents Award Special Mention, at the Pusan International Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, a KNF Award Special Mention at the International Film Festival, Rotterdam, and the Best Picture award at the Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival, among others. Jeong also won the Best New Director award in the 2002 Korean Film Awards. In 2003, Jeong directed a short film, “The Man with an Affair”, which was included in “If You Were Me”, an omnibus project for human rights film. Her second feature film was “The Aggressives” (2005), about urban youngsters in Seoul, passionate about inline skating, which was invited to the Generation section of the Berlinale. Another short film that she directed is “Hakim and Barchin”, commissioned by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2010. Starting in 2009, Jeong pursued a new interest in documentary filmmaking, centering on urban and architectural themes. “Talking Architect” (2012), about the last few years of celebrated maverick Korean architect Chung Guyon (1943-2011), was her first feature-length documentary. She next directed the architecture-themed film, “City: Hall” (2013), an in-depth story about creative, political and bureaucratic pressures affecting the controversial design and renovation of Seoul’s new City Hall

Summary:

This first series episode offers an in-depth look at the political society of ancient Rome, via its Colosseum, a Roman monument that was the largest structure ever built by humankind at the time of its completion, and that endures even to this day. When it comes to the mighty Roman Empire, one of its greatest gifts to posterity is this Colosseum. That immense structure still, to this very day, evokes awe and admiration from people from all over the planet. Built with a million bricks, laid by the hands of 30,000 slaves, the Colosseum forced Roman engineering geniuses to develop all-new building techniques, which continue to benefit architects even today. But the Colosseum was also a gargantuan political tool, wielded by clever emperors to manipulate public opinion in their favor.

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