Mandala (film)
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Mandala | |
Directed by | Im Kwon-taek |
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Produced by | Park Chong-chan |
Written by | Kim Song-dong (novel) Lee Sang-hyon Song Kil-han |
Starring | Ahn Seong-gi Jeon Mu-song Kim Jong-su |
Music by | Kim Chong-gil |
Cinematography | Jeong Il-seong |
Editing by | Lee Do-won |
Distributed by | Hwa Chun Trading Company |
Release date(s) | September 12, 1981 (South Korea) |
Running time | 117 mins. |
Language | Korean |
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Korean name | |
Hangul: | 만다라 |
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Mandala (만다라) is a 1981 South Korean film about Buddhist monks in Korea. This is considered by many critics to be director Im Kwon-taek's breakthrough film as a cinematic artist.
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[edit] Plot
The film follows the differing lives of two Buddhist monks in Korea. By following their lives and their interaction throughout the film, Im creates a contemplation of the nature of individualism, religious belief and enlightenment. [1]
[edit] Awards
- Best Director, 20th Grand Bell Awards (South Korea) [2]
- Grand Prix Hawaii Film Festival [3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ IM KWON-TAEK: KOREAN VISIONS at www.facets.org
- ^ Lee, Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. ISBN 89-88095-12-X. , p.343.
- ^ Hartzell, Adam. A Review of Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema at www.koreanfilm.org
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mandala at the Internet Movie Database