Sŏp'yŏnje /
서편제
The specifically Korean tradition that is reclaimed in Sopyonje is the type of folk-song known as p'ansori, described as a musical sublimation of southwest Korea's collective grief and suffering--in other words, a kind of blues. The film's three central characters are itinerant pʻanso...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | Korean English Japanese |
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[Sŏul] :
Taewon Entertainment,
2006.
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| Series: | Im Kwon Taek collection (Tʻaewŏn Entʻŏtʻeinmŏntʻŭ) ;
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| Summary: | The specifically Korean tradition that is reclaimed in Sopyonje is the type of folk-song known as p'ansori, described as a musical sublimation of southwest Korea's collective grief and suffering--in other words, a kind of blues. The film's three central characters are itinerant pʻansori singers in the 1950s, a time when many aspects of Korean culture came under siege from Japanese and Western influences. The story unfolds through flashbacks. A man named Dong-ho is roaming the rural hinterlands, ostensibly to find rare herbal medicines for his sick son back in Seoul, but actually in search of Song-hwa, the woman he grew up with. Orphans, they were both apprenticed to the p'ansori master Yu-bong who pressured them to sacrifice everything for the art. Dong-ho rebelled and ran away, to become the man he is now. Song-hwa stayed, lost her sight, and outlived Yu-bong. Rumor has it that she is still travelling and still singing pʻansori... |
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| Item Description: | Aspect ratio: 1.85:1; anamorphic widescreen; Dolby Digital; dual layer. First released as a motion picture in 1993. Based on a short story by Yi Ch'ŏng-jun. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC, region 3. |
| Audience: | 12 years or older. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Chŏng Il-sŏng ; music, Kim Su-ch'ŏl. |