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Unexpected alliances : independent filmmakers, the state, and the film industry in post-authoritarian South Korea /

Since 1999, South Korean films have dominated roughly 40 to 60 percent of the Korean domestic box-office, matching or even surpassing Hollywood films in popularity. Why is this, and how did it come about? In Unexpected Alliances, Young-a Park seeks to answer these questions by exploring the cultural...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Park, Young-a, 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Since 1999, South Korean films have dominated roughly 40 to 60 percent of the Korean domestic box-office, matching or even surpassing Hollywood films in popularity. Why is this, and how did it come about? In Unexpected Alliances, Young-a Park seeks to answer these questions by exploring the cultural and institutional roots of the Korean film industry's phenomenal success in the context of Korea's political transition in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The book investigates the unprecedented interplay between independent filmmakers, the state, and the mainstream film industry under the post-aut.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804793476
0804793476