Breaking the Wall (1949)

Directed by

Han Hyeong-mo

Genre

war film

Country

South Korea

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This South Korean war film follows characters fighting against communist forces. It was made in 1949 shortly after Korea's division and aims to stir anti-communist sentiment.

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What happens

"성벽을 뚫고"는 한형모 감독의 1949년 흑백 영화이다. 김영수가 각본을 맡았다. 1949년 10월에 개봉됐던 <성벽을 뚫고>는 박진감(迫進感) 넘치는 반공영화였다. 당시의 인기는 대단했다. 영화적인 면에서 볼 때 카메라맨 출신인 한형모의 연출은 구도(構圖)면에서 짜임새를 보여주었다. 가수 현인이 특별 출연했다 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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