Welcome! Launched by Darcy Paquet in 1999, this site has grown with the help of numerous volunteers to provide a comprehensive introduction to Korean cinema.

What's New - Site updates, weblog and a list of upcoming films

Discussion Board - Talk about Korean movies
Search - Perform a search of this website

Personal blogs - Tom · Kyu Hyun · Adam

Reviews - 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2004 · 2003 · 2002 · 2001
     2000 · 1999 · 1998 · 1997 · 1996 · 1990-95 · 1980s · 1970s
     1960s · 1945-59 · Documentaries · Index of Reviews

Actors and Actresses - Short bios and filmographies of Korean actors
Korean TV Dramas - A page devoted to Korean TV dramas

Full List of Theatrical Releases - 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2004
     2003 · 2002 · 2001

Interviews - Conversations with filmmakers, actors and more
Director's Pages - Special pages devoted to 5 selected directors
Festival Reports - Reports from festivals in and outside of Korea

News, Festival Awards, Int'l Releases - 2005 · 2004

Critics Poll - Short ratings and opinions of recent films.
Bibliography - References for books, articles, web postings, etc.
Books - Additional info on full-length books on Korean cinema
Newsletters - Back issues of the Korean Film Newsletter
Korean Cinema Clubs - Contact people for cities around the world.
Contacts - Contact numbers for Korean film companies

Links - Other websites, festivals, online articles, etc.


Essays

• A Short History of Korean Film by Darcy Paquet
• A History of Korean Animation (Part One · Part Two) by Tom Giammarco
• A Book Review of Contemporary Korean Cinema by Adam Hartzell
• A Book Review of Im Kwon-taek by Adam Hartzell
• Censorship in Korean Cinema, 1995-2002 by Darcy Paquet
• Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea by Darcy Paquet
• Going to the Movies in Korea by Darcy Paquet
• Japanese Films in Korea by Darcy Paquet
• South Korean Films about the Korean War by Darcy Paquet
• Details and Decomposition: On Hong Sang-soo by Adrien Gombeaud
• My Moments With Hong by Adam Hartzell
• Notes from the Hong Sang-soo Retrospective by Adam Hartzell
• Soojung Attends the Monster's Ball by Adam Hartzell
• Yu Hyun-mok's School Excursion (1969) by Darcy Paquet
• It Hurts: An Essay on Kim Ki-duk's The Isle by Larisa & Leonid Alekseychuk
• On Yu Ha's Once Upon a Time in High School by Paolo Bertolin
• Park Chan-wook's World of Personal Introspection by Boris Trbic
• The Top Ten Korean Films of the 1990s by Darcy Paquet
• Genrebending in Contemporary Korean Cinema by Darcy Paquet
• Netizen Funds by Darcy Paquet
• The People's Cinema by Timothy Savage
• How to Start Your Own Film Festival by Michelle Svenson
• New Old Men and Old New Men by Adam Hartzell
• Essays from the Far East Film Festival by Darcy Paquet
• Delays in Celluloid by Chris Stults

Darcy Paquet is a freelance writer who also works as a consultant for the Udine Far East Film and San Sebastian film festivals.
A native of Massachusetts, he has been living in Seoul since 1997 (see Darcy's homepage).