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September 01, 2006

RYU SEUNG-WAN PROTESTS AT VENICE

Ryu Seung-WanThe one-celebrity protests against the reduction of the screen quota system continue. After Korean celebs and mega-directors fought the power in Berlin and Cannes, Ryu Seung-Wan and the cast of CITY OF VIOLENCE continue the tradition in Venice.

Director Ryu will today stand outside the Palazzo Del Cinema at 4pm and hold a placard denouncing the planned reduction. On Saturday his cast will join in the fun.

Why these guys? Because Ryu Seung-Wan's CITY OF VIOLENCE is the only Korean film officially selected for the Venice Film Festival.

I'm waiting for Bong Joon-Ho to join in the protests. With the biggest movie in Korean history under his belt you'd think his pronouncements would hit like thunderbolts thrown from atop Mount Olympus. Park Chan-Wook and Kang Je-Gyu were both vocal opponents of plans to dismantle the screen quota system when they were riding high on SHIRI and JSA. So where's Bong? Not that he has to - free country and all that - but it would be a nice gesture.

September 1, 2006 at 10:28 AM in News | Permalink

Comments

Bong Joon Ho hosted a one man protest and took part of many other as well as press conferences on this matter during Cannes 2006.

Posted by: gégé | Sep 2, 2006 12:21:35 PM

Thanks for that, Gege. I only saw coverage of Song Kang-Ho so I didn't know he'd done it. Good for him, and thanks for the correction.

Posted by: Grady Hendrix | Sep 2, 2006 1:50:27 PM

You say "planned reduction." Has it not taken place then? I guess I'd forgotten that. When is it going into effect?

Posted by: Michael Wells | Sep 5, 2006 8:55:47 AM

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