| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 95 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Rob Cannan. |
| Cast |
Kim Jong-il, Paul Courtenay Hyu. |
| Summary |
THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT tells the story of young, ambitious South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and actress Choi Eun-hee, who met and fell in love in 1950s post-war Korea. In the 70s, after reaching the top of Korean society following a string of successful films, Choi was kidnapped in Hong Kong by North Korean agents and taken to meet Kim Jong-il. While searching for Choi, Shin also was kidnapped, and following five years of imprisonment, the couple was reunited by the movie-obsessed Kim, who declared them his personal filmmakers. Choi and Shin planned their escape, but not before producing 17 feature films for the dictator and gaining his trust in the process. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
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Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
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Sin, Sang-ok, 1926-2006 -- Kidnapping, 1978.
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Ch'oe, Ŭn-hŭi, 1930- -- Kidnapping, 1978.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
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Actresses -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Ojumu, Natasha Dack.
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Cannan, Robert.
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Adam, Ross.
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Hession, Jim.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Lovers and the despot |
| Music No. |
MWT12116128 |
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