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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Immanuel Kim
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781793608314
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-831-4
• Pagine: 178
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Korea, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, Asian History, Film: styles & genres, Film: styles and genres