And Thereafter II
Ajuma was a war bride of an American GI in South Korea. She followed her husband to the USA. She is now a widow. She speaks English reluctantly, likes gambling to the local casino. When interviewed, she responds bluntly to the filmmaker. Although he shelters behind the ironic tone of his captions, his “character” always wins. In many ways, And Thereafter II is reminiscent of Shohei Imamura’s History of Post-War Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess. The fundamental likeness lies in the affection linking the filmmaker to his character, with the result that he is no longer the witness of a story he recreates for us, but a central character of his narrative. His heroine is not a deep-buried memory, but rather part of a forgotten history. (Yann Lardeau)
Hosup Lee est né à Séoul. Il étudie l’administration publique à l’Université Nationale de Séoul puis à l’Université de New York. En 1999, il reprend ses études au City College de New York. Après And Thereafter (2003, 56 mn), And Thereafter II est le deuxième volet de son projet de trilogie sur les « fiancées de guerre » coréennes qui épousèrent des soldats américains à la suite de la guerre de Corée. Jazz As an International Cultural Product, 1998 Father Dae-Gun Kim, 1997 Looking for Alien in the Universe, 1996 Alpha Project, 1996 Juilliard School, 1995
DocuEye Production (Hyunk-Ock Im)
Hosup Lee
Hosup Lee
Hosup Lee
