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Waikiki Brothers The Surrogate Woman

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Two engaging parables about Korean society present and past from leading directors Im Soon-Rye and Im Kwon-Taek.

From Im Soon-Rye, one of Korea's leading female directors, Waikiki Brothers spans decades charting the rise and fall of a high school rock band. It's a reflection of the rapid changes in Korean society and a moving parable about adolescent dreams that mutate into middle-aged realities. (2001; 105 mins.)

From Im Kwon-Taek, who shared Best Director honors this year at Cannes, comes The Surrogate Woman. Set in the Yi Dynasty of the late-19th century but having clear modern resonance, the film follows a happy couple whose marriage is threatened when the wife and her in-laws force the husband to use a surrogate to produce a male heir. It's a pointed analysis of how deeply male lineage and ancestor worship are lodged in the Korean national psyche. (1987; 85 mins.)

Support for the 2002-03 film/video season provided by the Rohauer Collection Foundation and the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation.

International films, documentaries, and visiting filmmaker presentations presented with support from the Ohio Arts Council.
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Waikiki Brothers The Surrogate Woman