Rediscovering Korean Cinema Lee Hardback LUP – University of Michigan Press

Rediscovering Korean CinemaAuthor(s): Sangjoon Lee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472074297, 978-0472074297\nSynopsis\nSouth Korean cinema is a striking example of non-Western contemporary cinematic success. Thanks to the increasing numbers of moviegoers and domestic films produced, South Korea has become one of the worlds major film markets. In 2001, the South Korean film industry became the first in recent history to reclaim its domestic market from Hollywood and continues to maintain around a 50 percent market share today. High-quality South Korean films are increasingly entering global film markets and connecting with international audiences in commercial cinemas and art theatres, and at major international film festivals. Despite this growing recognition of the films themselves, Korean cinemas rich heritage has not heretofore received significant scholarly attention in English.