Laughing North Koreans - The Culture of Comedy Films

This study analyzes North Korean comedy films from the late 1960s to present day. It analyzes their role in the culture of the film industry, the subjectivity of the viewer, and the impact popular actors and comedians have had on North Korean society.

List of contents

Introduction: Let's Proceed With Laughter
Chapter 1: Comedian Comedy: Faces of the Industry
Chapter 2: I Spy a Spy: Social Anxiety and Farce in Boasting Too Much
Chapter 3: Taming of the Chief: Interruptive Laughter and Gender Politics in My Family's Problem
Chapter 4: Mind Your Manners: Comedy of Manners in Day at the Amusement Park
Chapter 5: Love and Marriage: Romantic Comedy as Visual Culture

About the author

Immanuel Kim is Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies at The George Washington University.

Product details

• Authors: Immanuel Kim
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781793608291
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-829-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Korea, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, Asian History, Film: styles & genres, Film: styles and genres