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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New Directions in International StudiesPublisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (306 p.) : 30 photographs, 1 figure, 2 taContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780813569987
  • 9780813569994
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43095195 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1993.5.K6 C545 2015
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
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
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.
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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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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