Christmas in August

+ intro by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham

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A beautifully told romantic drama and a meditation on the nature of existence.

We are delighted to announce that Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, authors of Film Korea: The Ghibliotheque Guide to the World of Korean Cinema, will introduce this screening.

  • Director

    Hur Jin-ho

  • With

    Han Suk-kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Shin Koo, Oh Jee-hye

  • South Korea 1998. 97min

  • 35mm

  • English subtitles

Amid the languid pace of a small town, the lives of a terminally ill photographer and a young parking-enforcement officer become intertwined. Their chance encounter during a sweltering summer leads to an unexpected romance. Drawing inspiration from Yasujirō Ozu’s legacy, Hur Jin-ho skilfully sidesteps the melodramatic excesses often associated with Korean cinema, delicately examining life, death and love through a humanistic lens, and evoking profound emotions with simplicity and grace.

35mm print courtesy of the Korean Film Archive (KOFA).

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