Korea at the Crossroads
The anti-imperialist melodrama of Shin Sang-ok's A Flower in Hell
by Michael Sicinski
posted Jun 12, 2008
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Courtesy San Francisco Korean American Film Festival
Kim Hak and Choi Eun-hee in Shin Sang-ok's A Flower in Hell
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Korea at the Crossroads
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FURTHER READING
"The Director Who Snagged Me," by John Gorenfeld (Salon)Tony Rayns's obituary of Shin Sang-ok (The Independent)
THE AUTHOR
Michael Sicinski is a film writer and teacher based in Houston, Texas. He is a frequent contributor to Cinema Scope, Cineaste, and GreenCine Daily.
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