hello, i m tom brook, and welcome to a special edition of talking movies devoted to the latest developments in korean cinema. i ve come to seoul to take the temperature of one of the most dynamic film making communities in the world to ask, what s next for its movie industry? wow, look at all those people. it s my first visit to south korea. i arrived after a 14 hour flight from my home in new york. coming here was a journey of discovery. moving around seoul, i found the night time metropolis exciting, unlike anywhere i d ever been before. like many, i ve tasted the joys of korean cinema, its landmark films like oldboy and parasite. now, i was going to meet the people involved in the movie industry in south korea to find out how they make it all work. but what became clear very rapidly as i encountered koreans on the night time streets is that they really do like their movies. yeah, i really like movies. i watch movie every day, every night. i really do love movies. and actua
of talking movies devoted to the latest developments in korean cinema. i ve come to seoul to take the temperature of one of the most dynamic film making communities in the world to ask, what s next for its movie industry? wow, look at all those people. it s my first visit to south korea. i arrived after a 14 hour flight from my home in new york. coming here was a journey of discovery. moving around seoul, i found the night time metropolis exciting, unlike anywhere i d ever been before. like many, i ve tasted the joys of korean cinema, its landmark films like oldboy and parasite. now, i was going to meet the people involved in the movie industry in south korea to find out how they make it all work. but what became clear very rapidly as i encountered koreans on the night time streets is that they really do like their movies. yeah, i really like movies. i watch movie every day, every night. i really do love movies. and actually, one of my dreams is like being a movie director, a
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