Scene from the Korean film Ode To My Father, also known as International Market.
On Sunday, July 19, the Dollar Cinema in Montreal will show the Korean film Ode to My Father (국제시장 in Korean and also known as International Market, and Gukje Market in English) at 7 p.m.
Admission is free, thanks to the Korean Embassy to Canada, in Ottawa.
The film is the fictional story of Deok-su, and the time frame is the 1950s to 1980s. Locations include Hungnam, North Korea, Busan, South Korea, Germany and Vietnam. The hardships and poverty endured by Deok-su and his family are representative of things that many Koreans experienced during those difficult years. The film was probably a revelation for many younger Koreans and for foreigners, too.
German scene from the Korean film Ode To My Father, also known as International Market.
Hwang Jung-min plays Deok-su; Kim Yunjin plays his wife, and Oh Dal-su provides some comic relief. Ode to My Father is directed by Yoon Je-kyun.
The Dollar Cinema: 6900 Décarie Square
Across from the Namur Metro, or via bus lines 17, 160, 161, and 166.
Scene from the Korean film Ode To My Father, also known as International Market.
I watch mainstream films and more obscure ones as well. Montreal has lots of film festivals and I've been going to most of them for many years now. Through these festivals I feel like I've seen the world without having to pack a suitcase, and I've met fascinating people among the stars, directors, and other film fans who attend. From 2008 until November 2014 I wrote more than 1,220 posts for the Cine Files film review blog on the web site of Montreal's only daily English-language newspaper, The Gazette. Those posts are difficult to find now, because of major changes to the Gazette's web site. I will gradually add links to some of those posts on this blog.
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