简介：France/Korea,2005(FilmonFilm) 影片從一九○五年日本殖民時期開始說起，以至政治審查及最近鬧得熱哄哄的外語片配額制度都有旁及，並請來金基德等導演大談創作環境。 MIFFhasenthusiasticallyflowntheflagforSouthKoreancinema,championingsuchdiverseandmind-alteringworkasMIFFguestsKimKi-duk(retrospectivein2002),ParkChan-wook(OldBoy2004),ImSang-soo(President’sLastBang2005)andKimJee-woon(ABittersweetLife2006). SouthKoreancinemaisinthethroesofacreativeexplosionwheremavericksareencouragedandmastersarevenerated.Butfromwherehasthisphenomenonemerged?Whatistheculturethathasyieldedthisrangeoffilmmakers? WithTheNineLivesofKoreanCinema,Frenchcritic,writeranddocumentarianHubertNiogretprovidesabroadoverviewbut,nevertheless,anexcellententrypointintothisuniquetypeofnationalcinemathatstillremainsamysteryformanypeople. Theproductofatroubledsocialandpoliticalhistory,Koreancinemasportsanidentitythatisuniqueinmuchmodernfilm.Niogret’sdocumentarytellsofthecountry’scinematichistory–theupsalongwiththedowns–andgivesfurthervoicetotheartistsstrivingtoexpresstheirconcerns,fearsandaspirations.…