Kim jong il on the art of cinema pdf

Kim jongil was often the centre of attention throughout ordinary life in the dprk. Kim jong il 19412011, son of north koreas despotic kim il sung and a tyrant in his own filial right, had as many titles as he did talents, with honorifics including the sun of the nation and the shining star of paektu mountain. This treatise gives a comprehensive and detailed account of all the aspects of creating and developing this form of art, such as life and literature, the cinema and directing, the character and the actor. Kim jong il wrote the treatise theory of cinematic art which clarifies the theoretical and. Kim jong il, who died in 2011, accumulated a collection of 30,000 films, including every oscar winner and reportedly lots of porn and boasted hed seen them all. The cinema occupies an important place in the overall development of art and literature. Two books by north korean dictator kim jong il are available at amazon. Note that documents are in pdf according to international standard isoiec 320001. Kim jongil with his father, kim ilsung, and his mother, kim jongsuk. Kim il sung complete works volume 07 north korea books. Kim jongil saw cinema as a powerful ideological weapon, and executed correctly, believed films could inspire and unite an entire nation. Choi and shins old kidnapper has since published a bookkim jong il on the art of the cinemaa copy of which i was able to find.

Kim jong il wrote the treatise theory of cinematic art which clarifies the theoretical and practical problems of cinematic art as a whole. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Almost every building in north korea can be seen spotted with portraits, murals and largerthanlife mosaics of kim jongil and his father, kim iisung, either sidebyside or standing together. As such it is a powerful ideological weapon for the revolution and construction.

Kim jongil, then a young cinephile who wrote on the art of the cinema in 1973, and the cinema and directing in 1987 read the free pdf. Thus the earnest, workmanlike on the art of the cinema, by kim jongil, a mixture of film criticism and technical discussions of filmmaking its not exactly cahiers du cinema, but kim jong. He majored in marxist political economy and minored in. He ruled from the death of his father, kim il sung, the first leader of north korea in 1994 until his own death in 2011. On the art of the cinema is a 1973 treatise by the north korean leader kim jong il. Kim jong il, supreme leader of north korea, died saturday of an apparent heart attack during a train ride, state television reported monday. It is considered the most authoritative work on north korean filmmaking the book sets forth several original theories, which can be applied to the practices of filmmaking, the arts, and beyond. Books and articles welcome to the elibrary of the great leaders kim il sung, kim jong il and kim jong suk. Kim jong il on the art of the cinema april 11, 1973 foreign languages publishing house pyongyang, korea 1989.

As the marchers pass by the sacrosanct leader kim jongil gim. Highfalutin nicknames aside, the younger dictator was a pretty able guy. Kim jongils the flower girl thursday, 22 may, 2014 kristof boghe, kotpanum chonio. Doc tells story of kim jong ils captives the north korean leader was so crazy about movies that he kidnapped a south korean. Trends in the study of north korea the journal of asian. Image caption kim jongil in pyonyangs state theatre, october 2009. How cinephile kim jongil kidnapped a director to improve. For instance 22 out of 46 works in volume one of his selected works 19641969 are on the topic. His first truly major literary work was also on the theme, on the art of the cinema 1973.

Kim jongil was the focus of an elaborate personality cult inherited from his father and founder of the dprk, kim ilsung. Watching foreign movies is illegal in north korea, but some do it anyway the idea that north korea is an information black hole is simply not true. Kim jongil was exasperated by his compatriots lack of drive and creativity, and bizarrely fulminated against excessive ideology and dogma in north korean films, secret recordings aired in a. The cinema is now one of the main objects on which efforts should be concentrated in order to conduct the revolution in art and literature. To effect a revolution in the cinema, comrade kim jong il paid prime attention to fully. On his 60th birthday based on his official date of birth, mass celebrations occurred throughout the country on the occasion of his hwangap. In the early 1980s, kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership of the. Kim jongil 19412011, son of north koreas despotic kim ilsung and a tyrant in his own filial right, had as many titles as he did talents, with honorifics including the sun of the nation and the shining star of paektu mountain.

A kim jongil production centers on how kim, who died in 2011, supposedly arranged to kidnap south koreas most glamorous movie couple, the director shin sangok and his wife, the actress. Kim jong il on the art of opera and on the art of the cinema. The kim il sung and kim jong il elibrary is provided by. Kim jong il, north korean politician, son of the former north korean premier and korean workers party kwp chairman kim ilsung, and successor to his father as ruler 19942011 of north korea. North korea said that it would place the body of kim jongil on permanent display in a pyongyang mausoleum and install his statues, portraits and memorial towers across the country. Respected comrade kim jong il is a great thinker and theoretician. Not much is known about the twentysomething swisseducated scion who will become the youngest leader of a nuclear state. In 2011, the last year of kim jongils life, staterun film studios released 10 feature films. On the art of the cinema is a 1973 treatise by the north korean leader kim jongil. Film art theory is a 1973 treatise by the north korean leader kim jong il. We must systematize and generalize the glorious history of developing juche music under his leadership as well as the achievements and experience gained by our party in the creation of. He was an actor and producer, known for pulgasari 1985, han nyeohaksaengeui ilgi 2007 and pibada 1969. And so began his eight year imprisonment in north korea, where the filmmaker had to satisfy the whims of kim jongil, then a young cinephile who wrote on the art of the cinema in 1973, and the cinema and directing in 1987 read the free pdf here.

North korea plans permanent display of kim jongils body. To improve the situation, kim jongil wrote the book on the art of cinema, published in 1973. Therefore, concentrating in his preface the author states. Kim jong il graduated from namsan higher middle school in 1960 and enrolled the same year at kim il sung university. North korean leader kim jong il can be criticized for many failings, but if one of his goals has been keeping his country in the global media spotlight, he has been wildly successful. Amazon price new from used from paperback please retry. Jongil kim was born on february 16, 1941 in vyatskoe, khabarovskiy rayon, khabarovskiy kray, rsfsr, ussr as yuri irsenovich kim. As a result, our country is now in the heyday of this art.

It is considered the most authoritative work on north korean filmmaking. Kim jong il sometimes referred to by his hiphop pseudonym, ill kim jong proves once again that he has his fingers on the pulse of the art community with what is widely considered the seminal work in the crowded dictatorshipopera genre. Kim jongil was the supreme ruler of north korea for 17 years, from 1994 to 2011. Soviet records show he was born in the village of vyatskoye, near khabarovsk, in. The cinema is now one of the main objects on which efforts should be concentrated in order to conduct the revolution. During his leadership of the country, kim built on the mystique already surrounding his family.

He appears to be wearing a gray coat, a hat and sunglasses. Until a year before he became north koreas leader, in 2011, nobody knew his age or the correct spelling of his name, and no. It laid down in detail his thoughts on how north korean films had to. Kim jongil through the years south koreas yonhap news agency is reporting that the north korean dictator died of fatigue yesterday morning during a 17 hour train ride. Treatise misullon, 1991, a work credited to the late kim jong il, that ad dresses architecture, calligraphy, cinema and stage art, costume, craft, dec oration, drawing. The korean friendship association kfa note that documents are in pdf according to international standard isoiec 320001. Kim il sung complete works volume 07 includes works written by the great leader and eternal president of north korea, comrade kim il sung, in the period january 1948 april 1948. The kim il sung and kim jong il elibrary is provided by the korean friendship association kfa.