Evergreen Tree Film Screening
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | 6:30PM - 8:30AM | External Event, Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave |
Series
4th Annual Toronto Korean Film Festival 2014
Description
Evergreen Tree (상록수)
SHIN Sang-ok | Classics, Drama | 141 min | Korea 1961
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Korean language finds itself strangled under Japanese colonial rule during the 1930s. Lack of education and will to progress plagues those living in the more rural areas of the peninsula. A story about two lovers and a goal to promote education amid political suppression, ‘Evergreen Tree’ was directed by the legendary Shin Sang-ok and is based on the 1935 novel of the same name by prolific screenwriter Shim Hoon.
*There will be a post-screening discussion and Q&A session with Janet Poole, author of the book ‘When The Future Disappears’ and Professor in the East Asian Studies Department at the Centre For The Study of Korea, University of Toronto
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