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The Taebaek Mountains
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
|name = The Taebaek Mountains
|image = The Taebaek Mountains.jpg
|caption = Poster to 'The Taebaek Mountains' (1994)
|director = Im Kwon-taek
|producer = Lee Tae-won
|writer = Cho Jeong-lae
Song Neung-han
|starring = Ahn Sung-ki
Bang Eun-jin
|music = Kim Soo-chul
|cinematography = Jung Il-sung
|based_on =
|editing = Park Sun-duk
|distributor = Taehung Pictures
|released =
|runtime = 168 minutes
|country = South Korea
|language = Korean
|gross = $440
|native_name =
}}
'The Taebaek Mountains' is a 1994 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.
Plot
The film originates from the great river story 'Taebaegsanmaek' consisting of 10 volumes written by Cho Jeong-rae. The story describes generational conflict between the haves (proprietors) and have nots (peasants) that eventually develops into right and left wing ideology, respectively. While showing why and how the conflict came about, the story depicts romantic, shamanic and Confucian aspects of the contemporaries. It provides a further insight into the politically controversial ideological issue on which the viewpoint is virtually hardened among over 40's in South Korea. This ideological issue survives even in the digital age to have a substantial effect on presidential elections. The author dares to show what the ideological conflict derives from and tries to describe it in detail and with artistic skill of commanding Korean colloquial language supplying its readers the true taste of Korean dialect expressions especially in its southern part Jeolla province.
Reception
Korean film scholar Kim Kyung-hyun described the reception of 'The Taebaek Mountains' by audiences and critics as "lukewarm."
Awards
Wins
*Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film (1994)Nominations
*Golden Bear, 45th Berlin International Film Festival (Im Kwon-taek) (1995)Presented
*Telluride Film Festival (1999)References
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