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The Korean Wedding Chest is a 2009 documentary film about Korean wedding traditions directed by Ulrike Ottinger. The German language film was described as "capturing the collision of ancient tradition and modern culture on the subject of love and marriage in Korea in a film that echoes the beauty, precision and care of the rituals ...
Nikolai Podzemelnyj Cinematography. Dmitry Ermakov Cinematography. Alexei Aigui Music. Marat Magambetov Editing. Critics reviews. After years in France, a Kirghiz man returns to his remote mountain village with his Parisian fiancée.
A look at modern Korean society and how the old and new rituals and traditions combine, illustrated by the combination of a modern wedding but continued rituals in the form of the wedding chest, presented by the groom to his parents-in-law.
The Korean Wedding Chest. Germany 2008, 35 mm, color Dolby SR, 82 minutes. When I opened a Korean email in fall 2007 I didn't imagine that I would soon be opening a well-stocked miracle box, the inspiring contents of which would become a film: THE KOREAN WEDDING CHEST.
The Wedding Chest (2005) directed by Nurbek Egen • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 2005 ‘Сундук предков’ Directed by Nurbek Egen. Aïdar, a young Kyrgyz man returns home from his studies in France, with a beautiful French fiancée in tow.
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Sep 21, 2005 · Wedding Chest. ( 2005 ) 5.9. Сундук предков. Comedy. Drama. There is great excitement in Aidar’s home one fine day when he comes back from Paris to his mountain village with a charming French girl called Isabelle. Aidar has changed but everything at home has remained the same.
Oct 1, 2009 · Overview. Ulrike Ottinger’s provocative mélange of ethnography, stunning tableaux and baroque vignettes was inspired by what she calls the “well-stocked miracle” of Korean wedding chests, assembled according to time-honored customs.
