If “Past Lives” asks what it means to move on, “Mimang” asks what it means to linger. In Kim Tae-yang's melancholic debut feature, “Mimang” follows three encounters, starring a film curator (Lee Myung-ha) and an artist (Ha Seong-guk) as they walk through the centuries-old streets of center Seoul in different points of time of their lives. Together, along with some others, they reflect upon all that had passed, and all that could have been.
We got the chance to speak to the director, Kim Tae-yang, over Zoom on the occasion of the Museum of the Moving Image's 2024 edition of First Look. Between his two cats, we talked about walking down memory lane, hiding behind trees, and the meticulous preparation necessary to shoot on-location.
Mimang is screening at the Museum of Moving Image, as part of the First Look 2024 program
This interview has been edited and redacted for clarity, and has been translated directly from Korean.
We got the chance to speak to the director, Kim Tae-yang, over Zoom on the occasion of the Museum of the Moving Image's 2024 edition of First Look. Between his two cats, we talked about walking down memory lane, hiding behind trees, and the meticulous preparation necessary to shoot on-location.
Mimang is screening at the Museum of Moving Image, as part of the First Look 2024 program
This interview has been edited and redacted for clarity, and has been translated directly from Korean.
- 3/16/2024
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Back when Kim Han-min made “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” in 2014, little did he know that the film would go on to become the highest grossing Korean film of all time, a record still held by it, or that he would go on to make a trilogy of features on its lead character, legendary real-life naval commander, the much loved Admiral Yi Sun-shin. Yet here we are, just under a decade since the release of “The Admiral”, and the final film in the Yi Sun-shin trilogy looks finally set to release, following on from last year’s “Hansan: Rising Dragon”.
Synopsis
In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.
Synopsis
In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.
- 9/20/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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