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Cloud, Encore
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Wikipedia article
'Cloud, Encore' is a 2018 South Korean documentary film directed by Jung Sung-il. Shot in 2012 while Korean filmmaker Im Kwon-taek began filming his 102nd feature 'Revivre' (2014), it reveals the secrets of the movie master from beginning to end. It will made its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in 2018.
This is Jung's third feature and his second work on a filmmaker, the first being 'Night and Fog in Zona' (2015) on Chinese documentary filmmaker Wang Bing.
Cast
* Im Kwon-taek
Production
Jung first met director Im Kwon-taek at a coffee shop on Namsan in 1986. He had wanted to interview Im for a book. However, when the interview began, he realized how ridiculous it had been. He made "the vague decision that if I could somehow explain the films of this man, a cinema that could not be understood in terms of Western film theory, I might be able to establish a perspective on Korean cinema as a whole."
However, things did not happen so quickly. Continuing to work hard on Im's films, he finally decided "I would go to the set and watch the entire filming process." Presenting himself as "writing a report", he was present for 96 out of 162 filming sessions for 'Painted Fire' (2002). One thing he learned was: "Im's secret was not something inside the finished film, but something within the process of its making." He sensed that he had "witnessed something but cannot really explain what it was."
It was years later when Jung saw Im again. When Im started making his 102nd film 'Revivre' (2014), Jung told him, "I came to steal your film." Following the filming closely, he learned that "every scene in a film comes from the experience of a person who has lived in the world." In conclusion, Jung said, "That's what I filmed. Today, that is what I edit."
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