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The Jang Sun-woo Variations

The Jang Sun-woo Variations

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 27, 2001

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

장선우 변주곡

Director

Tony Rayns

Description

Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have worked with Jang but also of numerous ordinary Koreans who have been affected by his work. Individual chapters are devoted to such topics as Jang's idiosyncratic hairstyle and the controversy surrounding his previous feature Lies. The documentary tries to place Jang and his work in the widest possible social context, not only in the context of Korean cinema. At its heart is a series of remarkably candid and revealing interviews with Jang himself.