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'''Yu Hyun-mok''' (born [[July 2]], [[1925]]) is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] film director. Born in [[Sariwon]], [[North Hwanghae Province|North Hwanghae]], [[Korea]] ([[North Korea]] today), he made his film debut in 1956 with ''Gyocharo'' (''Crossroads'').<ref name="koreanfilm">{{cite web |url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/yuhyunmok.html|title=The Yu Hyun-mok Page|accessdate=2007-05-07|work=www.koreanfilm.org|language=English}}</ref> According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film ''[[Obaltan]]'' "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics' polls."<ref name="koreanfilm"/> His dedication to the intellectual side of film and interest in using film to deal with social and political issues led him to have difficulties both with box-office-oriented producers, and with Korea's military government during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name="koreanfilm"/> Korean critics have said his directing style is "in the tradition of the [[Italian neorealism|Italian Neorealists]]," yet "the terms 'modernist' or 'expressionistic' [are] just as applicable to his works."<ref name="excursion">{{cite web |last=Paquet|first=Darcy|url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/yuhm1.html|title=Yu Hyun-mok's School Excursion (1969)|accessdate=2007-05-07|work=www.koreanfilm.org|language=English}}</ref>
'''Yu Hyun-mok''' (born [[July 2]], [[1925]]) is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] film director. Born in [[Sariwon]], [[North Hwanghae Province|North Hwanghae]], [[Korea]] ([[North Korea]] today), he made his film debut in 1956 with ''Gyocharo'' (''Crossroads'').<ref name="koreanfilm">{{cite web |url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/yuhyunmok.html|title=The Yu Hyun-mok Page|accessdate=2007-05-07|work=www.koreanfilm.org|language=English}}</ref> According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film ''[[Obaltan]]'' "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics' polls."<ref name="koreanfilm"/> Yu attended the [[San Francisco International Film Festival]] in 1963, where ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called ''Obaltan'' a "remarkable film", and praised Yu's "[b]rilliantly detailed camera" and the film's "probing sympathy and rich characterizations."<ref>{{Citation |last=Judy.|title=The Aimless Bullet|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=[[1963-11-13]]}}</ref>
His dedication to the intellectual side of film and interest in using film to deal with social and political issues led him to have difficulties both with box-office-oriented producers, and with Korea's military government during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name="koreanfilm"/> Korean critics have said his directing style is "in the tradition of the [[Italian neorealism|Italian Neorealists]]," yet "the terms 'modernist' or 'expressionistic' [are] just as applicable to his works."<ref name="excursion">{{cite web |last=Paquet|first=Darcy|url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/yuhm1.html|title=Yu Hyun-mok's School Excursion (1969)|accessdate=2007-05-07|work=www.koreanfilm.org|language=English}}</ref>


Besides his directing activities, he has taught film,<ref name="koreanfilm"/> and made a significant contribution to Korean animation by producing [[Kim Cheong-gi]]'s 1976 animated film, ''[[Robot Taekwon V]]''. A retrospective of Yu's career was held at the 4th [[Pusan International Film Festival]] in 1999.<ref name="excursion"/>
Besides his directing activities, he has taught film,<ref name="koreanfilm"/> and made a significant contribution to Korean animation by producing [[Kim Cheong-gi]]'s 1976 animated film, ''[[Robot Taekwon V]]''. A retrospective of Yu's career was held at the 4th [[Pusan International Film Festival]] in 1999.<ref name="excursion"/>

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Yu Hyun-mok
Hangul
유현목
Hanja
兪賢穆
Revised RomanizationYu Hyeon-mok
McCune–ReischauerYu Hyŏn-mok

Yu Hyun-mok (born July 2, 1925) is a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, North Hwanghae, Korea (North Korea today), he made his film debut in 1956 with Gyocharo (Crossroads).[1] According to the website koreanfilm.org, his 1961 film Obaltan "has repeatedly been voted the best Korean film of all time in local critics' polls."[1] Yu attended the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1963, where Variety called Obaltan a "remarkable film", and praised Yu's "[b]rilliantly detailed camera" and the film's "probing sympathy and rich characterizations."[2]

His dedication to the intellectual side of film and interest in using film to deal with social and political issues led him to have difficulties both with box-office-oriented producers, and with Korea's military government during the 1960s and 1970s.[1] Korean critics have said his directing style is "in the tradition of the Italian Neorealists," yet "the terms 'modernist' or 'expressionistic' [are] just as applicable to his works."[3]

Besides his directing activities, he has taught film,[1] and made a significant contribution to Korean animation by producing Kim Cheong-gi's 1976 animated film, Robot Taekwon V. A retrospective of Yu's career was held at the 4th Pusan International Film Festival in 1999.[3]

Filmography

  • The Crossroad (1956)
  • The Lost Youth [Iroborin Chongchun] (1957)
  • The Life Seized [Insaeng Chaab] (1958)
  • Even the Clouds Are Drifting [Gurum-un Hullogado] (1959)
  • The Aimless Bullet [Obaltan] (1961)
  • To Give Freely [Akkim Obsi Juryonda] (1962)
  • Daughters of Pharmacist Kim [Kim Yakkuk Jip Ttaldul] (1963)
  • The Remainders [Ingyo Ingan] (1964)
  • Martyr [Sungyoja] (1965)
  • Guests Who Came by the Last Train [Makcharo On Son-nim-dul] (1967)
  • Three Henpeck Generations (1967)
  • Yeo [A Woman] (1968)
  • Descendant of Cain [Kain-ui Huye] (1968)
  • Arirang (1968)
  • School Excursion (1969)
  • I Would Like to Become a Human [Nado Ingan-i Doe-Ryonda] (1969)
  • Bun-Rye's Story [Bunlyegi] (1971)
  • Flame [Bulkkot] (1975)
  • The Gate [Mun] (1977)
  • Rainy Days [Jangma] (1979)
  • Son of Man [Saram-ui Adul] (1980)
  • Mommy, Star, and Sea Anemone (1995)

Awards

  • Blue Dragon Film Awards
    • Best Picture/Best Director (Descendant of Cain) (1968)
  • Grand Bell Awards
    • Best Director (To Give Freely) (1962)
    • Best Director (Martyr) (1965)
    • Best Director (Bun-Rye's Story) (1971)
    • Best Picture (Flame) (1975)
    • Honorary Director Award (1995)
  • Korean Film Critics Awards
    • Best Director (Son of Man) (1980)
  • Order of Cultural Merit, Korean government (1988)
  • Pusan International Film Festival
    • Award for Artistic Contribution (2003)

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d "The Yu Hyun-mok Page". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  2. ^ Judy. (1963-11-13), "The Aimless Bullet", Variety {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Paquet, Darcy. "Yu Hyun-mok's School Excursion (1969)". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  • Lee, Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. p.336. ISBN 89-88095-12-X. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • Min, Eungjun (2003). Korean Film : History, Resistance, and Democratic Imagination. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. pp.41, 44–46, 52, 57, 62–63. ISBN 0-275-95811-6. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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