Eclipsed Cinema: The Film Culture of Colonial Korea (Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film)

In this ground-breaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography, and national cinema. In its attempt to reconstruct lost intricacies of colonial film history, __Eclipsed Cinema__ explores the under-investigated aspects of colonial film culture such as the representational politics of colonial cinema, the film unit of the colonial government, the social reception of Hollywood cinema in relation to emerging Korean nationalism, Japanese settlers’ film culture, and gendered film spectatorship. By filling a significant void in Asian film history, __Eclipsed Cinema__ greatly expands the critical and historical scopes of early cinema, Korean and Japanese film histories, modern Asian culture, and colonial and post-colonial studies. Figures Acknowledgements Introducing Joseon Cinema: theQuestion of Film History and the Film Culture of Colonial Korea Chapter 1 The Beginning: Towards a Mass Entertainment Film Culture Begins: the Development of Early Film Culture Film Production Begins: Moving Picture Unit of the Office of the Governor General Chapter 2 Joseon Cinema, Cinematic Joseon: on some Critical Questions of Joseon Cinema Desperately Seeking the Joseon Image: Arirang (1926) and the Making of Joseon Film Aesthetics Joseon Film Lyricism: Joseon Colour and Joseon Films ‘Exported’ to Japan Chapter 3 Migrating with the Movies: Japanese Settler Film Culture The Formation and Characteristics of Settler Film Culture ‘A Film Practice Distinctly Joseon’: the Ethnic Segregation of Movie Theatres Chapter 4 Colonial Film Spectatorship: Nationalist Enough? Korean Spectators, or How they Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hollywood Performing Colonial Identity: the Transcolonial Practice of Byeonsa/Benshi Chapter 5 Film Spectatorship and the Tensions of Modernity Modern Girls and Boys go to the Movies: Cinema, Modernity and the Colonised Nation Mobility, Movie Theatres and Female Film Spectatorship Conclusion: Integrating into the Imperial Cinema Notes Appendix Bibliography Index "In this pioneering groundbreaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography, and national cinema. In its attempt to reconstruct lost intricacies of colonial film history, Eclipsed Cinema explores the under-investigated aspects of colonial film culture such as the representational politics of colonial cinema, the film unit of the colonial government, the social reception of Hollywood cinema in relation to emerging Korean nationalism, Japanese settlers'film culture, and gendered film spectatorship. By filling a significant void in Asian film history, Eclipsed Cinema greatly expands the critical and historical scopes of early cinema, Korean and Japanese film histories, modern Asian culture, and colonial and postcolonial studies."--Page 4 de la couverture In this groundbreaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-45), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography and national cinema. By reconstructing the lost intricacies of colonial film history, Eclipsed Cinema explores under-investigated aspects of colonial film culture, such as the representational politics of colonial cinema, the film unit of the colonial government, the social reception of Hollywood cinema, and Japanese settlers' film culture. Filling a significant void in Asian film history, the book greatly expands the critical and historical scopes of early cinema and Korean and Japanese film histories, as well as modern Asian culture, and colonial and postcolonial studies. Book jacket In this ground-breaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography and national cinema. By reconstructing the lost intricacies of colonial film history, Eclipsed Cinema explores under-investigated aspects of colonial film culture, such as the representational politics of colonial cinema, the film unit of the colonial government, the social reception of Hollywood cinema, and Japanese settlerś09 film culture. Filling a significant void in Asian film history, Eclipsed Cinema greatly expands the critical and historical scopes of early cinema and Korean and Japanese film histories, as well as modern Asian culture, and colonial and postcolonial studies In this ground-breaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography and national cinema. By reconstructing the lost intricacies of colonial film history, Eclipsed Cinema explores under-investigated aspects of colonial film culture, such as the representational politics of colonial cinema, the film unit of the colonial government, the social reception of Hollywood cinema, and Japanese settlers'film culture. Filling a significant void in Asian film history, Eclipsed Cinema greatly expands the critical and historical scopes of early cinema and Korean and Japanese film histories, as well as modern Asian culture, and colonial and postcolonial studies. In this ground-breaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography and national cinema. By reconstructing the lost intricacies of colonial film history, Eclipsed Cinema explores under-investigated aspects of colonial film culture, such as the representational politics of colonial cinema, the film unit of the colonial government, the social reception of Hollywood cinema, and Japanese settlers film culture. Filling a significant void in Asian film history, Eclipsed Cinema greatly expands the critical and historical scopes of early cinema and Korean and Japanese film histories, as well as modern Asian culture, and colonial and postcolonial studies. In this ground-breaking investigation into the seldom-studied film culture of colonial Korea (1910-1945), Dong Hoon Kim brings new perspectives to the associations between colonialism, modernity, film historiography and national cinema. By reconstructing the lost intricacies of colonial film history, Eclipsed Cinema explores under-investigated aspects of colonial film culture, such as the representational politics of colonial cinema, the film unit of the colonial government, the social reception of Hollywood cinema, and Japanese settlers' film culture. Filling a significant void in Asian film history, [this book] greatly expands the critical and historical scopes of early cinema and Korean and Japanese film histories, as well as modern Asian culture, and colonial and postcolonial studies Introduction Joseon Cinema: The Question Of Film History And The Film Culture Of Colonial Korea -- The Beginning: Towards A Mass Entertainment -- Joseon Cinema, Cinematic Joseon: On Some Critical Questions Of Joseon Cinema -- Migrating With The Movies: Japanese Settler Film Culture -- Colonial Film Spectatorship: Nationalist Enough? -- Film Spectatorship And The Tensions Of Modernith -- Conclusion: Integrating Into The Imperial Cinema. Dong Hoon Kim. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.