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And Thereafter II

Hosup Lee
2006 South Korea 56 minutes English; Korean

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)

Production :
DocuEye Production (Hyunk-Ock Im)
Editing :
Hosup Lee
Sound :
Hosup Lee
Photography :
Hosup Lee

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