[Local Films With English Subtitles].
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▣ Hyoja-dong Ibalsa (The President's Barber) (2004)
Saturday at noon
Seoul Selection Bookstore
Starring Song Gang-ho and Moon So-ri, "The President's Barber" combines fact and fiction to recreate Seoul in the 1960s and '70s. The film takes that politically volatile period that includes the nation's chaotic first presidential election, ceaseless civic demonstrations, the authoritarian rule of Park Chung-hee and a McCarthy-esque fear of everything Communist and filters it through the experience of Han-mo (played by Song), a simple-minded barber who owns a shop next to Chong Wa Dae. Becoming the barber for President Park and his staff members fills Han-mo with pride, but the duties end up involving the barber and his family in internal political struggles. The film also draws a parallel between the barber's growing relationship with his son (Lee Jae-eung) and the transformation South Korea undergoes under Park's authoritarian regime. Tickets: 3,000 won. On DVD. Located near Anguk Station on subway line 3. Details: (02) 734-9539 or www.seoulselection.com.
▣ Gwangju International Film Festival
Kwangju, South Cholla Province
Through Sept. 11
Some 100 independent feature films and documentaries from here and abroad will be screened. Details: (062) 228-9958 or www.giff.org
Saturday at noon
Seoul Selection Bookstore
Starring Song Gang-ho and Moon So-ri, "The President's Barber" combines fact and fiction to recreate Seoul in the 1960s and '70s. The film takes that politically volatile period that includes the nation's chaotic first presidential election, ceaseless civic demonstrations, the authoritarian rule of Park Chung-hee and a McCarthy-esque fear of everything Communist and filters it through the experience of Han-mo (played by Song), a simple-minded barber who owns a shop next to Chong Wa Dae. Becoming the barber for President Park and his staff members fills Han-mo with pride, but the duties end up involving the barber and his family in internal political struggles. The film also draws a parallel between the barber's growing relationship with his son (Lee Jae-eung) and the transformation South Korea undergoes under Park's authoritarian regime. Tickets: 3,000 won. On DVD. Located near Anguk Station on subway line 3. Details: (02) 734-9539 or www.seoulselection.com.
▣ Gwangju International Film Festival
Kwangju, South Cholla Province
Through Sept. 11
Some 100 independent feature films and documentaries from here and abroad will be screened. Details: (062) 228-9958 or www.giff.org
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