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We l c o met ot h ev e r yr s t i s s u eo f Unf o l d e dMa g a z i ne . Ou ro nl i nep u b l i c a t i o na i mst os h o wc a s et h et a l e n t s o f e s t a b l i s h e d, a swe l l a su p a nd c o mi n g , p e o p l ef r o ma l l e ndso f t h ea r t i s t i cs p e c t r u m. Wh e t h e ry o ua r ea n a s p i r i n gf a s h i o nd e s i g ne r , p r o s p e c t i v el mdi r e c t o ro rb u d di n gf e a t u r ewr i t e r , Unf o l d e di st h ep l a c ewh e r e y o uc a ne x p r e s sa nds h a r ey o u rp a r t i c u l a rp a s s i o nwi t ho t h e r s .

CONTENTS 0 4 4 0 7 5 S h a me l e s s , Ec c e n t r i ca ndPr o v o c a t i v e Yi z he nMad e s c r i b e sh e rS oS t o ne s I n t e r v i e wwi t hEddi eBol di z s a r f a s h i o nd e s i g n e rAnoos hNa g hi bi c o l l e c t i o n t a k e su so nat o u ro f h i swo r k s h o p 8 0 a n dg i v e su sag l i mp s ei n t oh i swo r l d. 4 5 e“ I r r e s i s t a b l e ”Ev aGr y g oo nh e r Edi t o rRi c ha r dRobi ns oni n t r o d u c e s c o l l e c t i o n 1 0 h i ss t u di e de s s a yo nBl a c kPo r t r a i t u r e Ane n c h a t e dl o o ka t t h ewo r k i nHo l l y wo o d 8 4 o f S i obha nCa l l a g ha n Fj a bap r o v e st h a t f a i r y t a l e sc a nc o me 4 6 t r u e 1 7 Bl a c kFi l mS c hol a r s S y ne c doc he , Ne wY or k: Ane x t r a c t f r o mt h ea b o v e 8 6 Pa r t 1o f o u rUn mi s s a b l eFi l mS e r i e s di s s e r t a t i o nwh i c hc a nb er e a di nf u l l MongHs ua nJ i a ng ’ sc a t wa l ks h o w ae mp t st od e c o n s t r u c t Ch a r l i e o nl i ne h i g h l i g h t sf r o mF a s h i o n Ka u f ma n ’ sc o mp l e x Di v e r s i t y a n dwh o l l yo r i g i n a l 2 0 0 8l m 5 0 Ti g e rLi l l yo nh e rmu s i c a l 8 8 2 0 i nu e nc e sa ndt h ep r o g r e s so f h e r 1 0 0f a c e sp r o j e c t b yNa r di pS i ng h Ra e Emi l yS mi t h: Wei n t e r v i e wt h e ‘ Ree c t i o n s ’ a l b u m d e s i g n e rb e h i n dMyF a i rLa d yLi n g e 9 4 r i e , wh o s es t y l eh a r k sb a c kt oa 5 4 Au t u mn/ Wi n t e r2 0 1 0c o l l e c t i o n, b y g o n eb u t b e l o v e dHo l l y wo o de r a Co v e rg i r l : I nd e p t hi n t e r v i e wwi t h Ma r c h e s aa ndTe mp e s t i ni b y a c t r e s sI l onaS a i c , o nl i f e , c i t i e sa nd Ki mLi a nCl e a v e r 2 6 mo v i e s S mi t haPr a bhas h o wsu sh e r 9 7 e x p e r i me n t a l d e s i g n s , 6 0 La u nc ho f wo me n s we a rl a b e l ‘ S e r o g e ’ “ wh e r ef a s h i o nme e t sf u nc t i o n ” Pa ul Qui nn’ sl a b o u ro f l o v ef o r b yAl e xS e r og eI g na t i a n Ko r e a nCi ne mai sl a i db a r ef o ra l l 3 2 9 9 Br i e f o v e r v i e wo f La r sVonTr i e rb y 7 0 Re v i e wo f Ho u s e ma i d , 2 0 1 0 , b yPa ul Ma r i aKi l b y I n s p i r e db yh e rt r a v e l a d v e n t u r e s , we Qui nn l o o ka t S a l l yPa ng ’ si n a u g u r a l r a n g e 3 4 o f d r e s s e sd e di c a t e dt oj e t s ei n g 1 0 2 ‘ Voodoo ’ b yEddi eBol di z s a ra nd g o d d e s s e s Li g ni f o r md r e s sb yNa r di pS i ng h Anoos h 7 4 1 0 4 3 6 De a t hRoc kFa s hi on, a sd e s c r i b e d Re v i e wo f P a j u , 2 0 0 9 , b yPa ul Qui nn Fu n k yf a s h i o n i s t aKa z zKuma rt a l k s b yMa r i aKi l b y a b o u t h e rmu s i ca n d‘ b o wc h i c k a wo wwo w’ s e n s eo f s t y l e

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ii ngi ny ourwor ks hopa nds ur r ounde dbya l l y ourwor k:t heov e r owi ngc upboa r dsoft hr e a d, wool , bu onsa ndbuc kl e swhi c hs e e mt o te v e r yc or ne roft hi s' Al a ddi n' s Ca v e ' off a s hi on, Ic a ns e ey out ot a l l y i mme r s ey our s e l fi nwha ty oudo, wha tha v ebe e nt hema i ni nue nc e s ony ourwor k ?

t r e ndswhi l s twor ki ngf orCe c i l Ge e a ndv a r i ousot he rt opl a be l si nSout h Mol t ons t r e e t . er s tde s i g nt ha tI di dwa st hes t i ng r a yt i e . [ pi c t ur e d r i g ht ]

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ov i ngonf r omy ourr s tde s i g n, whe ndi dy ouope nupy ourown s hopa ndf oc usmor eont hef a s hi on?

Mye ng i ne e r i ngba c kg r oundha sa l l owe dmet ol ooka tobj e c t sf r oma s t r uc t ur a l poi ntofv i e w, t hef or mof t heobj e c ti si mpor t a nt , a si st he s k e l e t on. ei ns i deoft heobj e c ti nt r i g ue sme .

Mymot he rwa sadr e s s ma k e r , a ndI s t a r t e dt owor kwi t hhe r , ma ki ng c us t omde s i g nst og e t he r . Fr omt he r e Is t a r t e dt obuyt hi ng sIne e de df or myownc onc e pt s :buc kl e s , t hr e a d, wool a nds oonwhi c hhe l pe dme f or mmyowns i g na t ur es t y l e , whi c h e v e nt ua l l yl e dmet omywor ks hop, r omy oure ng i ne e r i ngba c k whi c hy ous e ea l l a r oundme , i t ' sa l l g r ound, howdi dt het r a ns i t i ont o be e nha ndpi c k e dbyme . I tdi dn' t f a s hi onc omea bout ? ha ppe nov e r ni g ht , i twa sg r a dua l pr og r e s s i onf r omde s i g ni ngi nmy Ae rmydi v or c e[ hel a ug hs ] , s i mpl e s pa r et i met onowr unni ngmyown a st ha t . Be i nga ne ng i ne e ri squi t ea s hop . l one l yv oc a t i on, de s i g ni ngc ompl e x t ool sa ndma c hi ne r yf orc ompa ni e s s uc ha sDupont , de s i g ni ngat oot hsac hi l d, di dy ouobs e r v ey our br us hl a me nti nde nt a t i onwhi c h he rma ki ngdr e s s e s , woul dy ou ha sbe e ns ol dwor l dwi de .a tba c k - mot a yt ha twa sas t r ongi nue nc eon g r oundhowe v e rha she l pe dmewi t h s r ey oua r enow? f a s hi onwor k,l i ngpa t e nt sf orne w whe c onc e pt sa nds oon. Whe nIc a met o Comet ot hi nkofi t , a sac hi l dIus e d t heUK, Iwor k e di nr e t a i l , i na t os i ta ndwa t c hhe rpr e s t i t c hf or me ns we a rs hop . Iwa sa wa r eof

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f ors c hool uni f or mss hema de , s ome t i me she l pi ngwi t hc ui ngpa t t e r nsa nde v e ns t i t c hi ngf ore x t r a poc k e tmone y . Ig ue s st hr oug h wa t c hi nga ndhe l pi ngmymot he r wi t hs t i t c hi ng, i tha sbe e nal a r g ei nue nc eonwhe r eIa mt oda y . My mot he rwa smyi ns pi r a t i on.

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ous a yt ha ty ouwa sbor nt o de s i g n, a sac hi l d, di dy out a k ea pa r t t hi ng sa ndputt he mba c kt og e t he r ? I nt hev i l l a g ewhe r eIg r e wupI [ Cont i nue donpa g e6]


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us e dt oe x pe r i me ntwi t hol dr a di os , t e l e v i s i ons e t s . . . Ig ue s sIha v ea l wa y s be e ni nqui s i t i v e , wi t hane e dt ounde r s t a ndhowt hi ng swor k.

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oura c c l a i me ddi a ma nt ég l a s s e s , wha twa st hec onc e ptbe hi ndt ha t ?

Iha v ea l wa y sha daf a s c i na t i onwi t h s ung l a s s e s , ma y bebe c a us eIdon' t oe nl ooka tpe opl e ' se y e s , t r yi ngt o hi demyf a c e . It hi nki fIwa snota f a s hi onde s i g ne rt he nIwoul dha v e e v e nt ua l l ys t a r t e dde s i g ni ngs ung l a s s e s . Youc a ndos omuc hwi t h t he m, a ndIha v eaf e wc onc e pt sIa m wor ki ngona tt hemome nt .

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wor k, pa r t i c ul a r l yt heg ol dbu on dr e s sha t , t hes t r uc t ur a l i s mdr e s s , t hes pr i ngdr e s sa nds oon, howdi d t hos ec omea bout ?

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It hi nkIwa swa t c hi ngaDi s c ov e r y pr og r a mmea bouta r c hi t e c t ur e , how t he ybui l ds k y s c r a pe r s , Empi r eSt a t e Bui l di ng, s us pe ns i onbr i dg e sa nds o on, t hes k e l e t ona ndf r a me wor kwa s i nue nc e dbyt ha t . Ig a t he ri nue nc e sf r oma l l ov e r , f ore x a mpl et he t wi nhe a dc onc e ptwa sba s e dont hi s Rus s i a n1940si ma g eofc ui nga dog' she a da ndr e a ni ma t i ngi t . You c oul ds a ymywor ki snotv e r yr e l a t e dt oma i ns t r e a mf a s hi on, v e r y be s pok e , buti ti st hec r e a t i v i t yt ha t i nt e r e s t smemor e .

Ia mqui t ea wa r eofwha ti sa r ound me , Iwa ntt oma k es ur eIus ei ti n mya r t wor k. Wha tc oul dbequi t e munda net os omepe opl e , c a nbe s e e na sa r tt oa not he rwhe ns ha pe d orputi nt os omec ont e x twi t hwha tI doora mt r yi ngt oc r e a t e . Pe r c e pt i onsdi ffe r , butt ha ti st hee x c i t i ng bi t .

oe sy oure nv i r onme nta ndwha t y ous e eonada i l yba s i she l pf or mul a t ey ouri de a s ?

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ha ta r et hema i nt hi ng sy ou [ Cont i nue donpa g e8]

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ha v el e a r nts of a ra ndwoul da dv i s e ot he rbuddi ngde s i g ne r st odo? I ti ss oi mpor t a ntt opr oduc et hi ng s we l l , i fi ti sg oi ngt og ot oma s spr oduc t i onwi t hs a yHa r v e yNi c hol s , t he ya r ei nt e r e s t e dnoti nt ha ti t ' s ha ndma dea nds oon, butt hequa l i t yi nt hede s i g na nd ni s he dpr oduc t . ei de ai snots or e l e v a nt , t he de s i g na ndi mpl e me nt a t i onofi ti s .

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a s hi oni sa l wa y sc ha ng i ng, wha t c ur r e nts t r e e tt r e ndsdoy oul i k e ? Is e emy s e l fa sa ni nv e nt or , f ore x a mpl e , t hel a s ts howt ha tIdi dwa s v e r yc r e a t i v e , butt he r ewa suni v e r s a l a c c l a i mf orar e dv e l v e tc oa twi t ha r e dPa r i ss a s hwhi c he v e r y body l i k e d. e' wow' f a c t ori smor ei mpor t a ntt omea tt hemome nt . Ia m whe r eIa m, mywor ks hopi st he c e nt r eofmywor l d, y ouc a nquot e meont hi s , ' Ius ef a s hi ont opor t r a y mya r t ' i fy ouk nowwha tIme a n.

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ov i ngf or wa r d, whe r edoy ou s e ey ourl a be l i nv ey e a r s ?

fy ouwe r et ode s c r i bey our s e l fi n t hr e ewor ds , wha twoul dt he ybe ?

Ri g htnow, myc ol l e c t i onsa r ev e r y hi g hc out ur e , e x c l us i v e , a ndIdoe nv i s a g eapoi ntwhe r eIma yha v ea l i net ha tc a t e r sf orhi g hs t r e e tc ons ume r s . Iwi l l l ooki nt oma ki nga t r a ns i t i ont ot hehi g hs t r e e t , ma ki ng myc ol l e c t i onsmor euni v e r s a l a nd notj us tf orpe opl ewhoda r et owe a r myde s i g ns . ButIdohopei ndoi ng s o, i tdoe s n' tdi s t r a c tf r omwha t pe opl ek nowmebe s tf or .a tma y bedi ffic ul t , butIl i k ec ha l l e ng e s .

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l a r g epi e c e , a na r ti ns t a l l a t i oni n i t s e l fi fy oul i k e , whi c hIt hi nkwi l l be af e a s tf ort hee y e s , wa t c ht hi ss pa c e .

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v e rt h ene x t f e wi n t e r v i e w p a g e s , t a k eae nc h a n t e dl o o ka t t h e wo r ko f S i o b h a nCa l l a g h a n, at a l e n t e df a s h i o na ndt e x t i l eg r a d u a t e wh owi l l s h o wc a s eh e r‘ Enc h a n t e d Es c a p e ’ c o l l e c t i o n .

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o wdi dy o uc o meu pwi t ht h e n a me ? e r eh a st ob eas t o r y b e h i ndi t . . .

en a meo f myc o l l e c t i o ni s “ Enc h a n t e dEs c a p e ” . . . u nf o r t u n a t e l yIc a nno t t a k ec r e di t f o rt h i so ne , i t wa smyf r i e ndHo l l y wh oc a meu pwi t hi t . S h ea l s o wr o t eap o e mi nr e s p o n s et ot h e c o l l e c t i o nwh i c hIu s e di nmyb r o c h u r e sa nds wi n gt a g s .

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o u l dy o ut e l l u sal il eb i t mo r e a b o u t t h ep i e c e s ?

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o wdi dy o ul e a r nt h es k i l l sf o r e mb e l l i s h me n t s . Co mp l i me n t i n g a t y o ud o ? t h el i g h t a nda i r yf a b r i c s , Iu s e da wh s o p h i s t i c a t e dc o l o u rp a l eeo f s o, t a r t e ds e wi n gwh e nIwa sa b o u t p a l ec r e a msa ndb e i g e swi t had a s h Is r8wi t ha na n t i q u es e wi n gma o f r i c hp i nk s l i k eb o l dl i p s t i c ko na 7o c h i nea ndt h e na d v a nc e dt ot h e b e a u t i f u l p o r c e l a i nf a c e . e l e c t r i cs i n g e rma c h i newi t ht h e h e l po f an u me r o u sd e mo sg i v e nt o meb ymymo t h e r . I t wa s n ’ t u n t i l I h a t i n s p i r e dy o ut oc r e a t et h i s e n t e r e du ni v e r s i t yt h a t Il e a r ne d c o l l e c t i o n? s e wi n ga ndd e s i g ni n gs k i l l sf r o m p r o f e s s i o n a l t u t o r s . Myma i nv i s u a l i n s p i r a t i o ni sd e r i v e df r o mt h ewi t h e r e da ndwr i nk l e dl e a v e si nt h eg a r d e n . e r o wi n gu p , wh a t mu s i ca nd l e a v e sa r ea t t h e i rmo s t f a s c i n a t i n g l mswe r ey o uo b s e s s e dwi t h ? wh e nt h e ya r edi s i n t e g r a t e d, di s h e v e l e da ndp o r o u s . e yh a v e sc o mp l e t e l ya ndu e r l yo b e nc h a n t i n gc o n t o u r sa nds i l h o u Iwa e s s e dwi t ht h el mGr e a s ef o r ee s , wh i c hIwa n t t oe x p l o i t a nd s a b o u tv ey e a r s . Mu s i cwi s e , Iwa s u s ea sab a s i sf o rt h es h a p ea nd h u g e l yi nu e nc e db ymyb r o t h e r s f o r mo f t h eg a r me n t s . mu s i ct a s t ewh i c hc o n s i s t e do f Oa s i s , Mi c h a e l J a c k s o na nd Emi ne m, a l o n gwi t ht h ei ne v i h e r ei nt h ewo r l dd oy o ul i v e , t a b l e : S p i c eGi r l sa ndBo y z o ne . wo r ka ndc a l l h o me ?

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a v ey o ua l wa y sl o v e dc l o t h e s a ndf a s h i o n . . . wh a t i si t a b o u t c l o t h i n gt h a t y o ul o v e ?

It h i nkI ’ v ea l wa y sl o v e dc l o t h e sa l t h o u g hwh e nIl o o kb a c ka t o l d p h o t o sIc r i n g ea t t h edi s a s t r o u s f a s h i o nc h o i c e sIh a v ema d e , b u t a t t h et i meIt h o u g h t i t l o o k e dwe l l s o Is u p p o s et h a t ’ sa l l t h a t mae r s .

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h a t k i ndo f p e r s o nd oy o u c r e a t ec l o t h i n gf o rwh oi sy o u r i d e a l c l o t h e s h o r s e ? Iwo u l dLOVEe i t h e ro f t h eOl s e n s i s t e r st owe a rs o me t h i n gId e s i g ne d, t h a t wo u l dp r eymu c h c o mp l e t emyl i f e !

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h a t ma k e sy o uh a p p y ?

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r ey o u rma i np u r s u i t sb a s e d s o l e l ya r o u ndf a s h i o no rd oy o u h a v eo t h e r i n t e r e s t s ? Il o v eb o t a ni c a l p h o t o g r a p h y , Is e e i t a smo r eo f ah o b b yb u t i t d o e s a s s i s t myd e s i g ni n gs o me t i me s .

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a v ey o ut r a v e l l e dal o t , h a v e y o ud r a wnf r o mo t h e rc u l t u r e sa nd e x p e r i e nc e s ?

Ih a v es e e nac o n s i d e r a b l ea mo u n t o f t h ewo r l d, c o n s i d e r i n gmya g e , b u t t h e r ea r es oma n yp l a c e sIs t i l l wa n t t os e e . La s t y e a rIwa sl u c k y e no u g ht ov i s i t Ne p a l o nav o l u nt e e rwo r kp r o g r a ma sp a r t o f my d e g r e ec o u r s e , Iwa sr e a l l yf a s c i n a t e da ndi n s p i r e db yt h ewh o l e y o uh a d n ' t f a l l e ni n t of a s h i o n, l a nds c a p e , e n v i r o nme n t a nde x p e - f wh a t wo u l dy o ub ed o i n gt o d a y ? r i e nc eo f As i a . I ’ v ea l wa y sf a nc i e dmy s e l f a sab i t o f ap s y c h o l o g i s t s oI ’ mg o i n gt o s a yt h a t ! h a t i sy o uf a v o u r i t ewa yt o s p e ndt i me ? f

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h a t d oy o ut h i nko f c u r r e n t f a s h i o nt r e nds , wh a t d oy o us e eo n t h eh i g hs t r e e t t h a t ma k e sy o ug o wo w?

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h a t d oy o uwa n t t od one x t ?

Ne x t o nmyl i s t i st oi n t e r nwi t ha n e s t a b l i s h e dd e s i g ne rt og a i ne x p e r i e nc ea ndk no wl e d g eo f t h ed e s i g n t r a d e .

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r ey o ul o o k i n gf o r wa r dt ot h e n t a c t S i o b h a n : Ne wY e a r , a n yr e s o l u t i o n si nmi nd Co I ’ mr e a l l yl i k i n gt h e ra n yp r o j e c t so rp l a n sf o r2 0 1 1 ? d r a p e d / wa t e r f a l l s i l kb l a z e r sa t t h e o www. s i o b h a nc a l l a g h a n . c o m mi n u t e . I t ’ sani c ea l t e r n a t i v et ot h e nf o @s i o b h a nc a l l a g h a n . c o m Ih a v e n ’ t r e a l l yt h o u g ha b o u t 2 0 1 1 ,i t a i l o r e db l a z e r . j u s t t a k i n ge a c hd a ya si t c o me s r e a l l y .

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J o ne s : p . 7 9 ) .Fi l me du s i n gb l a c ka ndwh i t ep h o t o g r a p h y , t h el m wa st h er s t t op r e s e n t Bl a c k si nar e a l , a l mo s t d o c u me n t a r y l i k ef a s h i o nt owh i c ht h eBl a c kc o mmu ni t y c o u l dr e l a t ea ndt h e ywo u l ddi s c u s sa t l e n g t h si t sr e p r e s e n t a t i o n s , n a r r a t i v e sa nds t y l e .I nt h el m, ay o u n g b l a c kf e ma l ep r o f e s s i o n a l i ss e e i n gt h r e eb l a c kme na nds h ei st h eo newh oc o n t r o l sa l l o f t h er e l a t i o n s h i p s mu c ht ot h ee v e n t u a l di s ma yo f o neo f t h e mi np a r t i c u l a r , J a mi eOv e r s t r e e t , wh or e t a l i a t e swi t hs e x u a l v i o l e nc ea t t h ee ndo f t h emo v i e .S p i k eLe eh a di n s t a n t l yi n t r o d u c e dh i ms e l f a st h emo s t p r o mi ne n t Af r i c a n Ame r i c a nl mma k e ro f h i sg e ne r a t i o n . 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Do i n gt h eRi g h t i n g ? S p i k eLe e ’ st h i r df e a t u r eDo eRi g h t i n g( 1 9 8 9 )mo v e sc l o s e rt ot h ek i ndo f t h o u g h t sh eh a db e g u nt o p r o v o k ei nS h e ’ sGo aHa v eI t ( f e ma l es e x u a l i t y )a ndS c h o o l Da z e( wh i c hd e a l t wi t ht h edi v i s i o n swh i c h e x i s t b e t we e nb l a c k st h e ms e l v e s ) : r a c i a l p r e j u di c e s . el mwa sq u i c k l ydi s mi s s e db ys o mec r i t i c sa sb e i n g a ni nc i t e me n t t or i o t i n ga ndr a c i a l v i o l e nc e .Wh e nt h el mi swa t c h e da ndr e a dt h r o u g hu nb i a s e d, a c a d e mi c e y e st h e s ev i e wsc a nb eq u i c k l ydi s mi s s e d.AsDy s o no u t l i ne s , t h el m“ Do eRi g h t i n gc o n t a i n ss y mb o l so f r a c i s ma ndr e s i s t a nc et or a c i s m, r e p r e s e n t a t i o n so f b l a c kl i f e , a ndi ma g e so f b l a c kn a t i o n a l i s t s e n s i b i l i t i e sa ndt h o u g h t . ”( Dy s o n : p . 2 5 ) .Pe r h a p st h e s ewe r et h i n g st h a t s o mep e o p l ewe r eno t r e a d yt os e ei n l msa ndf e l t i t t h e i rd u t yt ou nd e r mi net h ec l e a rn a r r a t i v es t r u c t u r eo f t h el m: wh i c ha g a i nu r g e sp e o p l et o b ea wa r eo f wh a t i sg o i n go na r o u ndt h e ma ndno t b e l i e v ei nt h ei ma g e swh i c ht h eme di ap r e s e n t st h e m wi t h . edi r e c t o r si n t e n t i o n sc a nb ec l e a r l ys e e ne s p e c i a l l yd u r i n g“ S a l a ndBu g g i n ’ Ou t ’ sb al eo v e rt h e p h o t o g r a p h s , o v e rt h ei s s u eo f r e p r e s e n t i n gb l a c kp e o p l e , ( wh i c h )ma k e se x p l i c i t t h et e r mso f t h el m’ sr e p r e s e n t a t i o n a l wa r f a r e . ”( Dy s o n : p . 2 5 ) .Wh ywa sGr i ffit hno t q u e s t i o ne da b o u t h i sr e p r e s e n t a t i o n so f wh i t e a ndb l a c kp e o p l ei nBi r t hOf ANa t i o n? I nas i mi l a rwa y , J o h nS i n g l e t o n ’ sBo y zn eHo o d( 1 9 9 1 ) , ar e a l i s t s o c i a l d r a mas e t i nLo sAn g e l e s , wa s c r i t i c i s e df o ri t sp o r t r a y a l o f b l a c kwo me na ndi t su s eo f g r a p h i cv i o l e nc et o wa r dst h ee ndo f t h el m. e v i o l e nc et h o u g hd o e sno t d o mi n a t et h el mb u t i sc e r t a i nl ya l l t h emo r ea p p a r e n t b e c a u s eweh a v eb e c o me a c c u s t o me dt ot h ev i c t i msa ndp e r p e t r a t o r st h r o u g h o u t t h el m.He nc ei f t h ev i o l e nc eh a da l l o c c u r r e da t t h eb e g i nni n go f t h el mi swo u l dc e r t a i nl yno t h a v eb e e ns op o we r f u l . ec r i t i c i s mc o nc e r ni n gb l a c k wo me nh a sb e e ndi r e c t e da t t h edi r e c t o rb yb l a c kf e ma l el mc o mme n t a t o r ss u c ha sMi c h e l eWa l l a c e .Mi c h e l es u g g e s t st h a t t h e r ei sag r o wi n gt r e ndi nt h ene wwa v eo f b l a c kl msi nwh i c hf e ma l ec h a r a c t e r sa r eno t

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f u l l yd e v e l o p e da nda d dst h a t s h ef e e l s“ we , a sv i e we r s , a r ee nc o u r a g e d, o nt h eb a s i so f c r u c i a l v i s u a l c u e s , t o c o met os t e r e o t y p i c a l c o nc l u s i o n sa b o u t t h e s ewo me n( s i nc e )wene v e rndo u t wh a t Tr e ’ smo t h e rd o e sf o r al i v i n g , wh e t h e ro rno t Do u g h b o y ’ smo t h e rwo r k s , i so nwe l f a r e , o rh a se v e rb e e nma r r i e d, o ra n y t h i n g wh a t s o e v e ra b o u t t h es i n g l eb l a c kmo t h e rwh o s eb a b i e sr u ni nt h es t r e e t . e s ep o i n t sa r ea l l j u s t ie d. e ne wdi r e c t o r sf e l t t h a t i t wa sb l a c kme nwh owe r et h emo s t ma r g i n a l i s e dg u r ei nl m.Bl a c kwo me nh a d b e e ns h o wni np o s i t i v el i g h t sb yma i n s t r e a mHo l l y wo o da l r e a d yi nS t e v e nS p i e l b e r g ’ s eCo l o rPu r p l e ( 1 9 8 5 ) , al mi nwh i c h , b l a c kme na r es h o wnt ob emo n s t e r st h a t r e s t r i c t b l a c kwo me nt h r o u g hf o r c ea nd t h r e a t , wh i c hi sc l e a r l yno t t r u e .I t s e e me dt odi r e c t o r sl i k eS p i k ea ndJ o h nt h a t t h eb l a c kwo ma nh a db e e n a c c e p t e db yt h ewh i t es o c i e t y : t h e r ea r eal o t mo r eb l a c kwo me ni np r o f e s s i o n a l wo r k p l a c e st h a nb l a c kme n f o re x a mp l e , a ndi t wa st i met h a t t h eb a l a nc ewa sr e d r e s s e d.I t wa sno t t h e i ri n t e n t i o nt oa n g e rb l a c kwo me n t h r o u g ht h e i rp o r t r a y a l so f t h e ms i nc et h e i rma i nc o nc e r nwa swi t ht h eme n .Wh a t t h e s el msd oi l l u s t r a t e t h o u g ha l o n gwi t hJ u i c e( Er ne s t Di c k e r s o n, 1 9 9 2 )i st h a t t h e r ei sa nu r g e n t “ ne e df o rb l a c k st oc a r ef o r b l a c k s , f o rr e s i s t a nc et oc o l o ni z i n gs t r u c t u r e s , a ndf o ramo v e me n t t o wa r dsag o o dl i f es o c i e t yf o u nd e do n a na me l i o r a t i o no f e x i s t i n gma t e r i a l c o ndi t i o n s . ”( Di a wa r ai nCo p j e c : p . 2 7 7 ) .

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Ba mb o o z l e d( S p i k eLe e , 2 0 0 0 ) Ac c o r di n gt oGu e r r e r o( 1 9 9 3 ) , S p i k eLe eh a ss u c c e s s f u l l yg o nea g a i n s t c o n v e n t i o n a l i d e a so f wh a t i t me a n s t ob eBl a c ki nAme r i c aa ndh a s“ b e e na b l et op l a c ee l e me n t so f t h eAf r i c a nAme r i c a ne x p e r i e nc ea t t h e c e n t r eo f Ame r i c a ’ sp o p u l a rc u l t u r ea g e nd aa nds o c i a l i ma g i n a t i o n . ”( Gu e r r e r o : p . 1 7 2 ) . i s , t h o u g h , h a s no t o c c u r r e dt ot h es a t i s f a c t i o no f Bl a c ka c a d e mi c sl i k eS p i k eLe ewh ob e l i e v et h a t t h ep r o b l e mss u r r o u nd i n gt h er e p r e s e n t a t i o n so f Bl a c k si nHo l l y wo o da r es t i l l v e r ymu c hat o p i co f c o nc e r n .S p i k eLe e ’ so wni n t e r p r e t a t i o no f t h er e p r e s e n t a t i o nBl a c kp e o p l ei nt h ee n t e r t a i nme n t i nd u s t r ywa se x p r e s s e di nBa mb o o z l e d ( 2 0 0 0 ) . el mi saf u l l l e n g t hu p d a t e dv e r s i o no f h i ss t u d e n t p i c t u r e eAn s we rwh i c hh a dc r e a t e das t i r wh i l eS p i k ewa si nl ms c h o o l .I nBa mb o o z l e d, Da mo nWa y a n sp l a y sPi e r r eDe l a c r o i x , ab l a c kt e l e v i s i o n e x e c u t i v ewh oi sa s k e db yh i so v e r b e a r i n gb o s sDu n wiy , p l a y e db yMi c h a e l Ra p p a p o r t , t od e v i s eat e l e v i s i o ns h o wwh i c hwi l l b o o s t r a t i n g su s i n ga n yme a n sne c e s s a r y . Pi e r r ei su nh a p p yi nh i sj o ba ndp l a n st o c o meu pwi t ha ni d e at h a t wi l l g e t h i m r e d: mi n s t r e l s y !Toh i ss u r p r i s e , Du n wiyg i v e sh i mt h eg oa h e a d a ndami n s t r e l s h o wi sc r e a t e d.I t ss u c c e s sr a i s e ss e r i o u sq u e s t i o n sf o ra l l i n v o l v e da ndo f u s , t h ea u di e nc e . I na ni n t e r v i e wwi t hCy n t h i aFu c h sf o rPo p mae r si n2 0 0 0 , S p i k eLe edi s c u s s e sh i st h o u g h t sa b o u t Ba mb o o z l e d. eg r a t u i t o u su s eo f S p i k eLe e ’ swo r dsh e r ea r er e l e v a n t s i nc et h e yd e a l s oe x c l u s i v e l ywi t ht h e s u b j e c t mae ro f t h i sp r o j e c t . i saBl a c kl mma k e rwh o , f r o ma ne a r l ya g e , r e c o g ni s e dt h ene e dt oe ndt h e mi s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n so f Bl a c k si nt h ei nd u s t r y .Heh a sb e e na t t h eh u bo f a l l r e c e n t p r a c t i c a l c a l l sf o rBl a c k st o

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At t h et i meo f wr i t i n gt h i sr e v i e w, t h ep a s t e i g h t e e nmo n t h sh a v es e e nt h el a r g e s t g l o b a l r e c e s s i o nf o ro v e r s e v e n t yy e a r s . Fi n a nc i a l i n s t i t u t i o n sh a v eb e e ni nc r i s i s ; c o mp a ni e s , ma n yo f wh i c hwe r eh o u s e h o l dn a me s , h a v ef a l l e nwi t hi nc r e a s i n gr e g u l a r i t ya nde x p e r t sa r ewa r ni n gt h a t af u l l r e c o v e r yma yy e t t a k ey e a r s . At t i me ss u c ha st h e s ewe , a si ndi v i d u a l s , t e ndt of o c u so u rf e a r si n wa r d, b e c o mi n gmo r ec o nc e r ne dwi t hr e g a r d t oo u rl o n g t e r ms e c u r i t y , wo r r y i n gt h a t wema yh a v eb e e nt o oe x c e s s i v ea ndwi s h i n gt h a t wec o u l dj u s t l e t l o o s ewi t h o u t f e a ro f c o n s e q u e nc e s-n a nc i a l o ro t h e r wi s e . Ad dt ot h a t , t h ewo r l d' si nc r e a s i n ga wa r e ne s s , a ndf e a r , o f t e r r o r i s t t h r e a t sa ndwea r el ef e e l i n gt h a t s o me t h i n gd a r ka ndd a n g e r o u sma yb eh i di n gb e ne a t ht h es u r f a c eo f s o c i e t y , ae mp t i n gt od e s t r o yo u rno r ma l i t ya ndd a y t od a yl i v e s . es u b j e c t swh i c ha p p e a l t ou si nl i t e r a t u r e , c i ne maa ndt e l e v i s i o na r ea l s oa ffe c t e db ya l l o f t h ea b o v e , wi t h t a l e so f i ndi v i d u a l s( h u ma no rno t )wh oa r eno t c o n s t r a i ne db ymu nd a ne , e v e r y d a yf e a r so rr u l e s , a nds t o r i e so f s u r v i v a l i nwo r s t c a s es c e n a r i o s , r i s i n gi np o p u l a r i t yi ne a c he c o no mi cd o wn t u r na ndi ndi r e c t p r o p o r t i o nt oi nc r e a s e dp a r a no i ao f p o s s i b l ec a t a c l y s mi ce v e n t s . I ns h o r t , v a mp i r e s , z o mb i e s , c r e a t u r e so f t h e ni g h t a ndi mp e ndi n g / p o s t a p o c a l y p s es t o r i e sa r e , o nc ea g a i n, v e r ymu c hi nv o g u e . Ands ot o i r s t , Pa r kCh a nwo o k ’ sr e f r e s h i n g l yu ni q u et a k eo nt h ev a mp i r eg e nr e I n s p i r e db yÉmi l eZo l a ’ s1 8 6 7no v e l , é r è s eRa q u i n, i r s t t e l l s t h es t o r yo f F a t h e rS a n g h y u n( S o n gKa n g h o ) , ad e v o u t Ca t h o l i c p r i e s t wh oh a sa no v e r wh e l mi n gd e s i r et ot r u l yh e l pt h o s ei n ne e d, wh i c hh ef e e l si su nf u ll l e db yt a k i n gc o nf e s s i o n s , h o l di n g ma s sa ndp e r f o r mi n gl a s t r i t e s . Ag a i n s t t h ewi s h e so f h i ss u p e r i o r , a ndt h eVa t i c a n, h et r a v e l st oar e mo t ec l i ni cwh e r ea ne x p e r i me n t a l v a c c i nei sb e i n gd e v e l o p e dt og h t a ni nc r e di b l yi nf e c t i o u sa nd d e a dl yv i r u s( c a l l e dEV) , a nda g r e e st ob e c o meat e s t s u b j e c t b e i n gi n j e c t e dwi t ht h ev a c c i ne , a nds u b s e q u e n t l yt h ev i r u s , t ot e s t t h ev a c c i ne ’ se ffe c t i v e ne s s . Unf o r t u n a t e l y , S a n g h y u nc o n t r a c t st h ef u l l EVdi s e a s e , b e g i n sv o mi t i n gb l o o d a ndc o l l a p s e s , a ndd o c t o r sa r eo nl ya b l et os a v eh i sl i f eb yg i v i n gh i mab l o o dt r a n s f u s i o n . S u b s e q u e n t l y , a p p e a r i n gt oma k eac o mp l e t er e c o v e r y , S a n g h y u ni sh a i l e db ya l l a r o u nda sama nt o u c h e d b yt h eh a ndo f Go d, wi t hma n yb e l i e v i n gt h a t h ei sas a i n t wh op o s s e s s e sh e a l i n gp o we r s( l e a di n gt oh i m b e i n ga s k e dt ov i s i t a nd“ h e a l ”h i sc h i l dh o o df r i e ndKa n g wo o( S h i nHa k y u n ) , wh oi ss u ffe r i n gf r o m c a nc e r )b u t , i nf a c t , t h eb l o o du s e df o rt h et r a n s f u s i o nwh i c hs a v e dS a n g h y u n ’ sl i f ewa si nf e c t e da ndh a s t u r ne dh i mi n t oav a mp i r e . Onv i s i t i n gKa n g wo o , S a n g h y u ni sr e a c q u a i n t e dwi t ht h ei l l ma n ’ swi f e , Ta e j u( Ki mOk b i n ) , awo ma n wh o mh eh a ss e c r e t l yb e e nar a c t e dt os i nc eh i sy o u t ha ndwh oc l e a r l yr e c i p r o c a t e st h o s ef e e l i n g sk i c k s t a r t i n gab al ewi t h i nh i m, b e t we e nt h e“ p u r e ”p r i e s t a ndt h el u s t f u l , b l o o d -i r s t yc r e a t u r eo f t h eni g h t …

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o s ewh oa r ef a mi l i a rwi t hPa r kCh a nwo o k ' sp r e v i o u sl mswi l l r e c o g ni s ee l e me n t swi t h i n i r s t ( u l t r a v i o l e nc e , f a n t a s ya ndb l a c kh u mo u r , t on a meb u t t h r e e )wh i c hh a v eb e c o mea l mo s t h i st r a d e ma r ka ndt h e y a r ee x q u i s i t e l yc o mb i ne dh e r et oc r e a t eas u mp t u o u s l yr i c h , d a r ka ndt wi s t e dl o v es t o r y . Ho we v e r , e v e nt h a t d e s c r i p t i o ni so v e r s i mp l i s t i ca s i r s t we a v e sa ni nc r e di b l yd e t a i l e dt a p e s t r ywh i c hv i r t u a l l yd ee sc a t e g o r i s a t i o no rp i g e o nh o l i n g . I nc r e di b l yf u nn y , b u t no t ac o me d y ; b r u t a l , b u t no t ah a r d g o r et h r i l l e r ; s u r r e a l , b u t no t as t r a i g h t o u t f a nt a s y ; i r s t i sa l m, t h el i k e so f wh i c he v e nf a n so f Pa r kCh a nwo o ka r eu nl i k e l yt oh a v es e e nb e f o r e . As s u c h , as i n g l ev i e wi n gr e a l l yi s n ' t s u ffic i e n t t ot a k ei na l l t h ei n t r i c a c i e sp r e s e n t , wi t hs u b s e q u e n t v i e wi n g s c l e a r l ys h o wi n ga l mwh i c hh a ss t i l l y e t mo r et oo ffe r . At i t sc o r e , i r s t i sadi s c u s s i o no f mo r a l i t ya ndo f h o wo u rb e l i e f s , o rl a c kt h e r e o f , di c t a t ewh a t wec o n s i d e r t ob ea c c e p t a b l eo rj u s t ia b l e . Wh a t v a mp i r i s ma c t u a l l yi s , a ndwh a t b e i n gav a mp i r eme a n s , di ffe r sf o re a c h o f t h ema i nc h a r a c t e r so f S a n g h y u na ndTa e j u( wi t hb e l i e f a nds e l f p e r c e p t i o np l a y i n gama j o rp a r t f o r b o t h )a ndt h i sa l l o wsma n ymo r emo r a l l yc o mp l e xi s s u e st ob er a i s e d, c o mp a r e da ndc o n t r a s t e d, t h a nwo u l d b et h ec a s ei f t h et r e a t me n t o f t h es u b j e c t mae rh a db e e ns t a nd a r dv a mp i r e / d e mo n/ c r e a t u r eo f t h eni g h t f a r e : Fr o mt h ee a r l i e s t s t a g e so f t h el mi t i sa p p a r e n t t h a t F a t h e rS a n g h y u nh a sd o u b t sa b o u t h i sf a i t hb e i n g u n s u r eo f wh e t h e rh i sp r a y e r s , c o nf e s s i o nt a k i n ga ndl a s t r i t e sc e r e mo ni e sa c t u a l l ys e r v et h ep u r p o s ef o r wh i c ht h e ya r ei n t e nd e da ndt h ene e dt od os o me t h i n gwh i c hg i v e sh i mt a c t i l ep r o o f o f t r u l yh e l p i n gh i s f e l l o wma ndi r e c t l yl e a dsh i mt ot a k ep a r t i nt h ev a c c i nee x p e r i me n t sa nd, s u b s e q u e n t l y , t oh i sb e c o mi n ga v a mp i r e . Fr o mt h emo me n t t h a t h er e a l i s e swh a t h eh a sb e c o me , h et r e a t sh i sv a mp i r i s ma sadi s e a s ewh i c h , t h o u g hi t c h a n g e sh i sne e dsa ndh i sa b i l i t i e s , d o e s n ' t c h a n g eh i su nd e r l y i n gd e s i r e so rwh oh ei sa sap e r s o n . Hi sd o u b t sa b o u t f a i t hr e ma i n, a sd o e sh i sb e l i e f i nt h es a nc t i t yo f l i f e , a ndh ec a no nl yr e c o nc i l eh i sne e df o r b l o o db ye nd e a v o r i n gt oe n s u r et h a t h ed o e s n ' t r a nd o ml yk i l l t oo b t a i ni t . Hi sl u s t f u l f e e l i n g sf o rTa e j ua l s or e ma i nu nc h a n g e da nd, t h o u g hb e i n gav a mp i r ea l l o wsh i mt on a l l ya c t o nh i sd e s i r ef o rh e r , h ec o n t i n u e st ob e l i e v et h a t h ei sc o mmii n gas i nwh i c hi sma d emu c hg r e a t e rb yt h e f a c t t h a t h ei ss t i l l a l s oap r i e s t . Byc o n t r a s t , Ta e j uh a snof a i t hwh a t s o e v e ra nd r ml y b e l i e v e st h a t " wh e ny o u ' r ed e a d, y o u ' r ed e a d" . De e p l yu nh a p p ywi t hh e rd a y t od a yl i f e( u pu n t i l t h ep o i n t wh e nS a n g h y u nae rh eb e c o me sav a mp i r ec o me sb a c ki n t oh e rl i f e ) , s h ef e e l st h a t s h eh a sb e e nl i v i n ga sl il emo r et h a na nu n wi l l i n gs l a v et oKa n g wo o ' sf a mi l y , a ndh e rd e e p e ni n gr e l a t i o n s h i pwi t hh e rv a mp i r el o v e ra c t sa sawa yf o rh e rt oe s c a p eh e r p e r c e i v e ds h a c k l e sa ndb et h ewo ma ns h er e a l l ywa n t st ob e . Fr o mh e rp e r s p e c t i v e , t h ei d e at h a t v a mp i r i s mi sadi s e a s ei s p l a i nl ywr o n g , a ndb e c o mi n gav a mp i r ea c t u a l l yc h a n g e swh os h eb e l i e v e sh e r s e l f t ob e( " we ' r eno t h u ma n, we ' r eh u ma ne a t i n gb e a s t s " ) . Fi n a l l ya b l et od oe x a c t l ya ss h ep l e a s e s , s h ep o s i t i v e l ywa l l o wsi nh e rne wp e r s o n ae v e nc o n v i nc i n gh e r s e l f t h a t b l o o do b t a i ne db yk i l l i n gt a s t e sb ee rb u t h e ru nr e s t r a i ne dwa n t o nne s s i s , i nf a c t , mu c hl e s sar e s u l t o f t h ec h a n g e swh i c hb e c o mi n gav a mp i r ec a u s e , a ndmo r et h a t v a mp i r i s m s i mp l yg i v e sh e ras u b c o n s c i o u s , r e a d y ma d ee x c u s et oa l l o wh e rt r u es e l f t oc o met ot h ef o r e . S a n g h y u na ndTa e j u ' sc o n t r a s t i n gb e l i e f s , o f c o u r s e , ma s s i v e l yc o l l i d ea nds e r v et ol e a dv i e we r so na ne x h i l a r a t i n gr i d et ot h ec o nc l u s i o no f t h e i rs e n s u o u s , t wi s t e dl o v es t o r y . Aso newo u l de x p e c t f r o maPa r kCh a nwo o kl m, p r o d u c t i o nv a l u e sa r ei nc r e di b l yh i g h . Di r e c t i o ni ss u i t a b l ya c c o mp l i s h e da ndi sb e a u t i f u l l yc o mp l i me n t e db yas t u nni n gc l a s s i c a l s o u nd t r a c k , g i v i n gab a r o q u e

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f e e l i n gt op r o c e e di n g s . Ast h es t o r yc e n t r e so nt h e t woma i nv a mp i r ec h a r a c t e r s , al o t o f t h es c e ne s a r el me da t ni g h t , o ri ns i t u a t i o n sr e q u i r i n g a r t ic i a l l i g h t , a ndPa r kCh a nwo o ks u c c e e dsi n b r i n g i n gad e p t ho f c o l o u ra ndr i c h ne s st oe a c h , a ndi t a l mo s t g o e swi t h o u t s a y i n gt h a t h er e g u l a r l y ma n a g e st os p e a kv o l u me swi t ht h es u b t l e s t , e x p e r t l yc r ae d, e l e me n t swi t h i ns c e ne s . S e n s u a l i t ya nds e x u a l l o n g i n gp o s i t i v e l yo o z ef r o m t h es c r e e ni ne v e r ys c e neb e t we e no u rl o v e r st h o u g h t h e r ei sq u i t eal a r g ea mo u n t o f n u di t yp r e s e n t , Pa r kCh a nwo o ka l wa y sp r o v i d e saj u s t ia b l er e a s o nf o ri t s p r e s e nc ea nd, i nc o n j u nc t i o nwi t ht h ec h e mi s t r yb e t we e nt h et wol e a ds , t h i se n s u r e st h a t v i e we r st r u l yb e l i e v et h ep a s s i o nwh i c ht h ec h a r a c t e r sh a v ef o re a c ho t h e r . Ca s t : I nt h el a s t f e wy e a r s , S o n gKa n g h oh a sno t p u t af o o t wr o n gi nh i sc h o i c eo f r o l e sa ndn u me r o u sp e r f o r ma nc e s , a ndh i sp o r t r a y a l o f S a n g h y u na d dsf u r t h e rp r o o f t h a t h er e a l l yd o e sd e s e r v eh i sp o s i t i o na so neo f t h eb e s t ma l eS o u t hKo r e a na c t o r sa r o u ndt o d a y . Hi sa c t i n gi n i r s t i sn u a nc e da ndu nd e r s t a t e dwh i l er e ma i ni n ge a s i l ys t r o n ge no u g hf o rt h eo t h e ra c t o r st op l a yo ff. Wh e ni t wa sr s t a nno u nc e dt h a t Ki mOk b i n( a k aKi mOk v i n )wa st op l a yt h er o l eo f Ta e j u , s o meq u e s t i o ne dwh e t h e rs o me o nes oy o u n gwo u l db ea b l et og i v eap o r t r a y a l o f s u i t a b l eg r a v i t a st oac h a r a c t e rwh o b e g i n sh e rj o u r ne ya sawo r l d we a r ywi f e , p r o g r e s s i n gt ob e c o meawa n t o nf e mmef a t a l e , b u t h e ri nc r e di b l e p e r f o r ma nc ep r o v e st h a t Pa r kCh a nwo o kwa su e r l yj u s t ie di nc a s t i n gh e ri nt h er o l e . Co n t r a r yt ot h o s e i ni t i a l r e a c t i o n s , h e ry o u t hb r i n g sa ne x t r al e v e l t ot h ec h a r a c t e r i s a t i o no f Ta e j uf o rs o me o nes oy o u t h f u l t o b es oc o mp l e t e l y , a ndb e l i e v a b l y , d o wn t r o d d e n( o rs os h ea p p e a r s )g i v e sc r e d e nc et ot h et a l e so f wo es h e t e l l sS a n g h y u na nd, a sh e rb r a z e ns e x u a l i t yt a k e sc e n t r es t a g e , h e ry o u t ha ndi nc r e di b l eb e a u t yb r i n ga r e t ot h er o l et h a t i s , f r a nk l y , i n t o x i c a t i n g . Co n s i d e r i n gt h eh i s t o r yo f r e a c t i o n st ol mn u di t yi nKo r e a , Ki mOk b i nt o o ks o me wh a t o f ar i s ki na g r e e i n gt ol ms c e ne swi t ht h ee x p l i c i t ne s ss e e ni n i r s t , b u t t h a t r i s kh a sc l e a r l yp a i do ffa ndt h o s es c e ne sp l a y al a r g ep a r t i nr a i s i n gt h eo v e r a l l f e e l i n go f t o t a l , u nb r i dl e dp a s s i o nb e t we e nTa e j ua ndS a n g h y u n . Ki mOk b i nh a sr e c e i v e dn u me r o u sa wa r dsf o rh e ra c t i n gi nt h ep a s t , b u t h e rp e r f o r ma nc ei n i r s t b r e a t h e s s u c hg e n u i nes e n s u a l i t y , f u na ndt e mp e s t u o u s ne s st h a t i t r e a l l yl e a v e sh e rp r e v i o u swo r ki nt h es h a d e . ema j o r i t yo f t h eo t h e rc h a r a c t e r si n i r s t a r ev e r ymu c hs u p p o r t i n gr o l e s , b u t no t es h o u l db ema d eo f S h i nHa k y u n ' sp o r t r a y a l a sKa n g wo o : F a n so f S o u t hKo r e a nc i ne mawi l l e a s i l yr e c o g ni s eh i ma sa na c t o r wh oi si nc r e di b l ya d e p t a t p l a y i n go d d, e c c e n t r i cc h a r a c t e r s( mo s t no t a b l yh i sp o r t r a y a l o f By e o n g g ui n S a v e eGr e e nPl a ne t )a nds e e i n gh i mc a s t s op e r f e c t l ya sas i c k l y , s l i g h t l ydi m, mu mmy ' sb o yma k e si t h a r dt oi ma g i nea n y o nee l s eb e i n ga b l et op l a yt h er o l ea swo nd e r f u l l y S u mma r y : i r s t t r u l yi sas u mp t u o u sl ma nd t h es u mo f i t sma n yp a r t su e r l y r e d ene st h ec o nc e p t o f b e a u t ya ndt h eb e a s t .

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Re v i e w: Me mo r i e so f Mu r d e r ( 2 0 0 3S o u t hKo r e a–Di r e c t e db yBo n gJ o o n h o ) " Bu t . . . i swa nk i n gac r i me ? " ( q u o t ef r o mas e r i a l k i l l e rs u s p e c t i nMe mo r i e so f Mu r d e r ) Be t we e n1 9 8 6a nd1 9 9 1as e r i a l k i l l e rmu r d e r e dt e nwo me n, b e t we e nt h ea g e so f 1 3a nd7 1 , i nas ma l l t o wn i nGy e o n g g i p r o v i nc e , s o u t ho f S e o u l , S o u t hKo r e a . eme t h o dsb ywh i c ht h e ywe r ek i l l e dr a n g e df r o m s t a b b i n gt os t r a n g u l a t i o n( o nec o r p s ewa se v e nf o u ndwi t hni nep i e c e so f p e a c hi n s i d eh e rv a g i n a )a nda l l t h ev i c t i mswe r ef o u ndwi t h i nat womi l er a di u s . i sb e i n gt h er s t s e r i a l k i l l e rc a s et h a t t h ec o u n t r yh a d s e e ni t c a u s e dame di af r e nz y . Me mo r i e so f Mu r d e ru s e st h i st r u e l i f es e r i a l k i l l e rs t o r ya st h eb a s i sf o ri t sp l o t wi t hDe t e c t i v ePa r kDo o Ma n( S o n gKa n g h o )a ndh i sv i o l e n t p a r t ne rJ o( Ki mRo i h a )a s s i g ne dt ot h ec a s e . De t e c t i v ePa r kc l e a r l y i s n ' t t h es h a r p e s t o f d e t e c t i v e s , b u t i st h o r o u g h l yc o n v i nc e dt h a t h ei ss u r r o u nd e db yi di o t s( wh i c hi sa c t u a l l yp r eyt r u e ) , a ndi ss u r et h a t h i sk e e ns e n s ef o r o r" s p oi n gv i l l a i n s " wi l l a l l o wh i mt o ndt h ek i l l e r . Ash e b e g i n st ob l u nd e rh i swa yt h r o u g ht h ec a s e , wi t hd e t e c t i v eJ ob e a t i n g u ps u s p e c t si na nae mp t t oe x t r i c a t ec o nf e s s i o n s , t h el mt a k e sa s e e mi n g l yv e r yb l a c kh u mo u ra p p r o a c ht ot h es t o r y( wh e nnoDNA e v i d e nc ei sf o u ndo nt h ev i c t i ms , f o re x a mp l e , Pa r kc o nc l u d e st h a t t h ek i l l e rmu s t h a v es h a v e da l l t h eh a i rf r o mh i sb o d ya ndd e c i d e so n ano v e l wa yt os e a r c ho u t t h i sh a i r l e s se nd ) , a ndt h i sno t o nl yma k e s t h ea t r o c i t i e sc o mmie db yt h eu nk no wns e r i a l k i l l e re v e nmo r e s h o c k i n gwh e nt h e ys t a r t t oe me r g e , b u t a l s od el yf a c i l i t a t e st h e a u di e nc eb e i n gc a u g h t c o mp l e t e l yo ffg u a r d, a t t h es a met i mea ss e r v i n gt or e p e a t e dl yt wi s t v i e we re mo t i o n s . et o wn ' sh a l f wi t , Ba e kKwa n g h o( Pa r kNo h s h i k ) , s e e mst ok no wmo r ea b o u t t h ed e t a i l so f t h ek i l l i n g s t h a nh es h o u l da ndPa r kb e c o me sc o n v i nc e dt h a t h ei st h ek i l l e r , e v e nr e s o r t i n gt op l a n t i n ge v i d e nc et ol i nk h i mt ot h ec a s e , b u t wh e nS e o( Ki mS a n g g y e o n g ) , amo r ee x p e r i e nc e dc o pf r o mS e o u l , p r o v e st h a t Ba e k c o u l d n ' t p o s s i b l yh a v ec o mmie dt h emu r d e r s( a ndl e a dst h ewa yt oa no t h e r , a sy e t u ndi s c o v e r e dc o r p s e ) , r e s e n t me n t b e t we e nt h ey o k e l c o p sa ndt h eb i g c i t yd e t e c t i v eb e g i n st ob o i l o v e r . Co n t i n u i n gt h es e a r c hf o r t h ek i l l e rl e a dst h e mt oi n t e r v i e wPa r kHy e o ng y u( Pa r kHa e i l ) , ag e n u i ne l yu n s el i n g , c r e e p yc h a r a c t e r wh o s ec o l d, e mo t i o nl e s sg a z ea d dsf u e l t ot h ed e t e c t i v e sb e l i e f st h a t t h e yr e a l l yh a v en a l l yf o u ndt h e i r ma n . . . Tod e l v emo r ed e e p l yi n t ot h ep l o t wo u l dr i s kt a k i n gt h ee d g eo ffa ne l yt u ne d, e x p e r t l ywr ie ns c r e e np l a y . Wh i l et h el mmo v e ss l o wl y , i t ' sa l wa y swi t hp u r p o s ea ndi sg r i p p i n gt h r o u g h o u t , a ndt h o u g ht h e r ema yno t b et h en a s t y , b l o o d s o a k e dh o r r o ra nd a s ho f Ame r i c a ns e r i a l k i l l e rmo v i e s , t h a t i s , i nf a c t , o neo f i t s s t r e n g t h s . I ns h o r t , Me mo r i e so f Mu r d e ri sama s t e r p i e c et h r o u g ha ndt h r o u g h , wh i c ht e l l si t sg r i p p i n gs t o r ywi t h wi s d o m, h u mo u r , s i nc e r i t ya ndi n t e n s i t y .

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Ca s t &Cr e w: el mwa swr ie na nddi r e c t e db yBo n gJ o o nh owh ou nd e r s t a nds t h ei mp o r t a nc eo f s u b t l e t y , ma k i n ge v e np r o c e d u r a l s c e ne se n t e r t a i n i n ga nda mu s i n g . o u g ht h e r ea r es c e ne st h a t i n v o l v ed e a db o di e s t h e r ei sl il eg o r ea ndt h ef e e l i n gt h a t c o me sa c r o s si st h a t Bo n gg i v e s t h ed e a db o di e si nt h el mt h es a mer e s p e c t a sh ewo u l di f t h e ywe r e s t i l l a l i v e . i sg i v e se v e nt h ed a r k e s t o f a u t o p s ys c e ne sap o i g n a nc yt h a t i sj u s t no t p r e s e n t i nWe s t e r nv e r s i o n so f t h i st y p eo f t h r i l l e r . eg o r g e o u sc i ne ma t o g r a p h yb yKi mHy u n g Gui smo o d y , h a u n t i n ga nda t mo s p h e r i cwi t hr i c ep a d d y e l ds , r a i n, s h a d o wsa ndt r a i nt r a c k sa l l b e i n gp h o t o g r a p h e dwi t ha ne x p e r t e y ef o rl o n gs u mp t u o u sv i e ws . ec i ne ma t o g r a p h yi sc o mp l i me n t e dwi t ha ne q u a l l ye nc h a n t i n gs c o r eb yI wa s h i r oTa r owh oc r e a t e dmu s i c t h a t p e r f e c t l ys e t st h emo o df o re v e r ys c e ne . ea c t i n gf r o ma l l t h ema i nc a s t me mb e r si se x c e l l e n t a nd, wi t ht h ec h a r a c t e ro f Pa r k , S o n gKa n g Ho( a l s o s e e na st h et i t l ec h a r a c t e ri n" eF o u l Ki n g " , aNo r t hKo r e a ns e r g e a n t i n" J S A" a ndmo r er e c e n t l yas e e mi n g l yb u mb l i n gt h i e f i n2 0 0 8 ' s" eGo o d, eBa d, eWe i r d" )e s t a b l i s h e sh i ms e l f a so neo f t h ei nd u s t r y ' s p r e mi e rs c r e e np r e s e nc e s , p l a y i n gwe l l a g a i n s t Ki mS a n g g y e o n g( t h el e a di n" Tu r ni n gGa t e " )a st h eq u i e t e r b u t mo r ef o c u s e dS e o . S ma l l e rp a r t sa r ee x c e p t i o n a l l ywe l l c a s t a ndp l a y e d, f r o mS o n gJ a e h o ' sc a nn yp o l i c ec h i e f , t h r o u g ht oPa r k Ha e i l ' sc r e e p yma i ns u s p e c t . S p e c i a l no t emu s t h o we v e rb ema d eo f t h ep e r f o r ma nc eo f Pa r kNo h s h i ka s t h eh a l f wi t Ba e k . At h e a t r i c a l a c t o rb yt r a d e , h ep o r t r a y st h es i mp l ey o u n gma nwi t hs u c hwa r mt ht h a t b y t h ee ndo f h i ss t o r ya r c , wh e nt h eh a r s ht r e a t me n t t h ec h a r a c t e rh a sh a dt os u ffe ri nh i sl i f ec o me st ol i g h t ( t h r o wni n t oa r ea sac h i l d, h i sf a c ei sdi sg u r e da ndp e o p l e , e s p e c i a l l ywo me n, c o n s t a n t l yg r i ma c e , r i di c u l ea ndmo v ea wa yt oa v o i dh i m) , y o ut r u l yf e e l f o rh i m. ed e p t hwh i c hh eb r i n g st ot h ec h a r a c t e r , f r o m h i si n a p p r o p r i a t ee x c i t e me n t r e g a r di n gt h emu r d e r st oh i su e rf e a ro f t h ep o l i c e , i sq u i t es i mp l ya s t o u ndi n g a nds t a y swi t hy o ul o n gae rt h el mh a sni s h e d. ( t h r o wni n t oa r ea sac h i l d, h i sf a c ei sdi sg u r e da ndp e o p l e , e s p e c i a l l ywo me n, c o n s t a n t l yg r i ma c e , r i di c u l ea ndmo v ea wa yt oa v o i dh i m) , y o ut r u l yf e e l f o rh i m. ed e p t hwh i c hh eb r i n g st ot h ec h a r a c t e r , f r o m h i si n a p p r o p r i a t ee x c i t e me n t r e g a r di n gt h emu r d e r st oh i su e rf e a ro f t h ep o l i c e , i sq u i t es i mp l ya s t o u ndi n g a nds t a y swi t hy o ul o n gae rt h el mh a sni s h e d. Ac t o r s : S o n gKa n g h o , Ki mS a n g k y u n g , Ki mRo e h a , S o n gJ a e h o , Pa r kNo h s h i k

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Ki mJ i wo o n김지운Bo r n : Ma y2 3 , 1 9 6 4 Na t i o n a l i t y : S o u t hKo r e a Oc c u p a t i o n : Di r e c t o r , s c r e e n wr i t e r Fi l mo g r a p h y : IS a w eDe v i l ( 2 0 1 0 ) , eGo o d, eBa d, eWe i r d( 2 0 0 8 ) , ABie r s we e t Li f e( 2 0 0 5 ) , ATa l eOf TwoS i s t e r s( 2 0 0 3 ) , r e eS e g me n t : Me mo r i e s( 2 0 0 2 ) , Co mi n gOu t ( 2 0 0 0 ) , eF o u l Ki n g( 2 0 0 0 ) , eQu i e t F a mi l y( 1 9 9 8 )

Re v i e w: ATa l eOf TwoS i s t e r s ( 2 0 0 3S o u t hKo r e a–Di r e c t e db yKi mJ i wo o n ) “ Doy o uk no wwh a t ' sr e a l l ys c a r y ?Y o uwa n t t of o r g e t s o me t h i n g . To t a l l ywi p ei t o ffy o u rmi nd. Bu t y o u ne v e rc a n . I t c a n ' t g oa wa y , y o us e e. . . a ndi t f o l l o wsy o ua r o u ndl i k eag h o s t . " Ba c k g r o u nd: l eOf TwoS i s t e r si sa2 0 0 3S o u t hKo r e a np s y c h o l o g i c a l h o r r o rl mb a s e dl o o s e l yo naJ o s e o nDy n a s t y ATa f o l k t a l ee n t i t l e d" J a n g h waHo n g r y e o n " ( l i t e r a l l y' Ro s eFl o we r , Re dLo t u s ' ). I t wa swr ie na nddi r e c t e db y Ki mJ i wo o na ndi sb o t ht h eh i g h e s t g r o s s i n gKo r e a nh o r r o rl mt od a t e , a ndwa st h er s t t ob es c r e e ne di n Ame r i c a nt h e a t r e s . S y no p s i s : S i s t e r sS u mi a ndS u y e o nh a v ea l wa y s b e e nv e r yc l o s ea nd, s i nc et h ed e a t ho f t h e i rmo t h e r , S u mi h a sb e c o mee x t r e me l y p r o t e c t i v eo f h e rs i s t e r . e i rf a t h e rh a s r e c e n t l yr e ma r r i e da ndh i sne wwi f eh a s b e c o met h eg i r l s ' s t e p mo t h e ri nc r e a s i n g l y r u l i n gt h eh o u s e h o l dwi t ha ni r o ns t a nd t h o u g hS u mi h a sa l wa y sma n a g e dt oc o nf r o n t a nds t a ndu pt oh e rs t e p mo t h e r , S u y e o n, b e i n gy o u n g e ra nd v e r yf r a g i l e , h a sb e e nu n a b l et od e f e ndh e r s e l f a g a i n s t t h ei nc r e a s i n gp s y c h o l o g i c a l a ndp h y s i c a l a b u s ei ni c t e do nh e rb yt h ewo ma n . Wo r r i e df o rS u y e o n ’ ss a f e t y , S u mi h a st r i e d, o nma n yo c c a s i o n s , t ot a l kt oh e r f a t h e ra b o u t t h es i t u a t i o n, b u t h eh a sb e e nr a t h e rdi s t a n t , s e e mi n ga l mo s t u nc a r i n ga ndu n wi l l i n gt ol i s t e n . Onr e t u r ni n gf r o map e r i o do f c o n v a l e s c e nc e , S u mi a ndS u y e o na l mo s t i n s t a n t l yb e g i nt oc l a s hwi t ht h e i r s t e p mo t h e r . Du r i n gt h ed a y sf o l l o wi n gt h e i rr e t u r nh o me , s t r a n g ei nc i d e n t sa l s ob e g i nt oo c c u ra nda no t h e r p r e s e nc ec a nc l e a r l yb ef e l t wi t h i nt h eh o u s eb u t , a sS u mi t r i e st oa s c e r t a i nt h et r u t hb e h i ndwh a t ’ so c c u r r i n g , wh i l et r y i n gt ok e e ph e rs i s t e rs a f e , t h ea c t i o n so f h e rs t e p mo t h e rb e c o mei nc r e a s i n g l ye r r a t i c , a ndt h e q u e s t i o nq u i c k l yb e c o me swh e t h e rh e rb e h a v i o u r( a ndt h eo d do c c u r r e nc e s )a r eh e rae mp t st os c a r et h e g i r l s , as p i r i t t r y i n gt ot a k er e v e n g e , o rs o me t h i n ge l s ee n t i r e l y … Re v i e w: el mb e g i n si na ni n s t i t u t i o no f s o mek i nd, wi t had o c t o rae mp t i n gt og e t S u mi t ot a l ka b o u t " t h a t d a y " . S h ep a y snoae n t i o nwh a t s o e v e ra nds t a r e sa t t h eo o r , h e rh a i rc o v e r i n gh e rf a c e , u n t i l t h ed o c t o r s h o wsh e rap i c t u r eo f h e rf a mi l y , a t wh i c hp o i n t s h el o o k su ps l o wl ya nds t a r e s , a l mo s t l o n g i n g l y , o u t o f t h e wi nd o w. es c e net h e nc u t st oS u mi a ndS u y e o nb e i n gt a k e nh o meb yc a r , t h e i rf a t h e rg r e e t i n gt h e mo n

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