North Korean Cinema: Past and Present
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2025-64-2-72-83
Abstract
The article is devoted to the history and artistic features of the cinema of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). This topic’s relevance is based not only on the strengthening of relations between our countries, but also on the insufficient research of this matter. The novelty of the study lies in the systematic presentation of the key stages of North Korean cinema from its inception in 1949 to the present. The author identifies its main genres and their characteristic features.
Keywords
Korea,
DPRK,
history,
television series,
science fiction,
animation,
Kim Jong Il,
Shin Sang Ok,
Norodom Sihanouk,
Armand Gatti
About the Author
K. V. Prokhorov
Moscow Psychological and Social University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kirill V. Prokhorov - Cand. Sci. (in Jurisprudence), Candidate of Law Sciences, Associate Professor, Moscow Psychological and Social University.
115191, Moscow, 9A, 4th Roshchinsky Ave.
AuthorID 751811
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Review
For citations:
Prokhorov K.V. North Korean Cinema: Past and Present. Vestnik VGIK. 2025;17(2(64)):72-83. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2025-64-2-72-83
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