Im Kwon-taek

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Im Kwon-taek
Born (1934-12-08) December 8, 1934 (age 89)
Jangseong County, Zenranan-dō (South Jeolla Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Years active1962–present
Spouse
Chae Ryeong
​
(m. 1979)​
Children2, including Kwon Hyun-sang
Honours Legion of Honour - Knight (2007)
Korean name
Hangul
임권택
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm Gwon-taek
McCune–ReischauerRim Kwŏntaek

Im Kwon-taek (Korean: 임권택; born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards, as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films.

Early life

Im Kwon-taek was born in

Five Fingers of Death (1972), offered him room and board for work as a production assistant. Jeong recommended him for directing in 1961
.

Career

Im's directorial premiere was with the 1962 film, Farewell to the Duman River (Dumanganga jal itgeola).

Before 1980, he was known primarily as a commercial filmmaker who could efficiently direct as many as eight genre pictures a year, helping to fulfill the quota for domestic pictures set by the government [1]. His desire to make more artistically satisfying films began to show itself with his 1978 film Jokbo (Genealogy or The Family Tree), but the turning point of his career came with the 1981 film Mandala. From this point his films have been regarded as art-house cinema, and have been regularly shown at international film festivals, and have won numerous awards.

Im has continued to explore themes from Korea's past while also focusing on the Korean cultural identity in modern times. Among Im's most notable recent films are

Berlin Film Festival
in 2005.

Im Kwon-taek's status, brought on by the critical success of his films, overlapped with a period of the film movement called "New Korean Cinema" or "Korean New Wave". Along with other directors, such as

Park Gwang-su and Jang Sun-woo
, Im is recognized as one of the founding figures of the movement, which gained international critical recognition and acclaim for Korean Cinema.

In April 2007, Im released his 100th film

French Legion of Honor.[2][1]

In 2013, a museum dedicated to Im opened in Busan, on the Dongseo University Centum City Campus.[3]

A documentary on Im, Cloud, Encore (2018) by well-known film critic-turned-director Jung Sung-il, made its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in 2018.[4][5]

Personal life

He married the actress Chae Ryeong (ko), who appeared in several of his films.[6] Their two sons Im Dong-joon and Im Dong-jae (the latter uses the stage name Kwon Hyun-sang) are also active in the film industry.[7]

Filmography

Accolades

  • Asian Film Awards:
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Asia Pacific Film Festival
    • Special Jury Award Chunhyang (2000)
    • Best Director and Best Film Sibaji (1987)
  • Berlin International Film Festival
  • Cannes Film Festival
    • Best Director Chihwaseon (2002)[11]
  • Grand Bell Awards (Korea), Best Director
    • Testimony (Jungon) (1974)
    • Jokbo (Genealogy/Family Tree) (1979)
    • Mandala (1981)
    • Ticket (1986)
    • Yeonsan ilgi (Diary of King Yonsan) (1988)
  • Hankuk Play and Film Arts Awards (Korea), Best Director
    • Wangshibri (A Byegone Romance) (1976)
    • Nakdongkaneun heureuneunga (Commando on the Nakdong River) (1976)
    • Angae maeul (Village in the Mist) (1983)

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Award Ceremony Year Honor Ref.
France
Legion d'Honneur - Jacques Chirac
Administration 		2007 the Chevalier (Knight) order

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Yang, Sung-jin. "Great filmmaker Im to get French Legion of Honor". Naver. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (28 November 2007). "France to Award Director Im Kwon-taek". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "HanCinema".
  4. ^ "Cloud, Encore". BIFF. October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ^ Conran, Pierce (22 February 2017). "Documentary on IM Kwon-taek Seeks Crowdfunding Support". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. ^ Kim, Jessica (16 July 2010). "Director Lim Kwon-taek and wife walk PiFan red carpet". 10Asia. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Im Kwon-taek's Son Follows Dad into Showbiz". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5
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  9. ^ "Berlinale: 1986 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  10. ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  11. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Chi-hwa-seon". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  12. ^ "Im Kwon Taek likes Shahrukh Khan's work". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  13. ^ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  14. ^ Kim Ye-rang (October 6, 2021). "[BIFF] 임권택 "평생 사랑한 영화, 지금까지 만들어 행복" [[BIFF] Im Kwon-taek "The movie I've loved all my life, I'm happy I made it so far]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (October 24, 2023). "이정재·이순재·조인성, '제13회 아름다운예술인상' 수상" [Lee Jung-jae, Lee Soon-jae, Jo In-sung, 'The 13th Beautiful Artist Award]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Naver.

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