Jang Sun-woo

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Jang Sun-woo
Born (1952-05-20) May 20, 1952 (age 71)
Alma mater Seoul National University (bachelor's degree in anthropology)
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter
Years active1986–2004
Korean name
Hangul
장선우
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jang Seon-u
McCune–Reischauer Chang Sŏnu

Jang Sun-woo (born 20 March 1952) is a South Korean film director.

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Life

Jang attended Seoul National University and received a bachelor's degree in anthropology.

Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film criticism and scripts. His first film, Seoul Jesus (1986), based on one of his scripts, was noted for its "sarcasm and pronounced realism." [1] His 1993 film Hwa-Om-Kyung won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. [2]

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References

  1. Min, Eung-jun; Joo Jin-sook; Kwak Han-ju (2003). "3. Korean National Cinema in the 1980s: Enlightenment, Political Struggle, Social Realism, and Defeatism". Korean Film; History, Resistance, and Democratic Imagination. Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger Publishers. p. 67. ISBN   0-275-95811-6.
  2. "Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-15.

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