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For this special edition of the Korea Film Club, organized to mark the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, the chosen theme highlights Seokguram Grotto, one of Korea’s UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Through a selection of films, this program explores Korea’s history, its Buddhist tradition, and the historic city of Gyeongju, offering a cinematic perspective on the places, events, and stories that shape the country’s memory and heritage. Thursday, October 8 at 7 p.m. Gyeongju (2014) | Fiction | Zhang Lu | 145 min | Original version with French subtitles Returning to Korea to attend the funeral of a close friend, Choi Hyun, a professor at Peking University, suddenly recalls an erotic painting they had seen together seven years earlier. On a whim, he decides to travel to Gyeongju. While searching for traces of the image in a teahouse, he meets Yoon-hee, its owner. Amid misunderstandings and coincidences, a strange and unusual relationship develops between them. Before long, Choi Hyun invites his former lover, Yeo-jin, to Gyeongju, giving rise to an emotional dynamic among the three characters that is as subtle as it is elusive. Through this wandering journey across a city where historic remains coexist with personal memories, Gyeongju explores the connections between intimate memory and cultural heritage, offering a sensitive look at how places preserve traces of the past. Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. The Fortress (2017) | Action·Drama·History | Hwang Dong-hyuk | 139 min | Original version with French subtitles Winter 1636. As the Qing Empire extends its grip over the peninsula, Injo, the king of Korea, and his court choose to resist and take refuge in a mountain fortress. But faced with ever-growing enemy forces, the balance of power appears irreversibly tilted against them. Around this besieged stronghold, a decisive battle unfolds for the sovereign’s honor and the fate of an entire people. Adapted from Kim Hoon’s historical novel Namhansanseong, The Fortress revisits a major episode in Korean history and examines the political choices, power struggles, and human sacrifices at the heart of a period of national crisis. Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. The money (1958) | Drama | Kim Sodong | 124 min | Original version with French subtitles In rural Korea in the 1950s, Bong-su, a farmer struggling with poverty, seeks to improve his family’s living conditions and raise the money needed for his daughter’s wedding. After falling victim to a scam, he becomes caught up in a series of tragic events that turn his life upside down. Faced with the hardships and injustices of his time, he must then make an irreversible choice. With its clear-eyed depiction of rural poverty and social inequality in 1950s Korea, The Money is considered a pioneering work of Korean realism. Recognized for its artistic and historical value, the film was designated a national cultural heritage work in 2025.
Admission: Online booking will open 2 weeks before the event date on the Centre Culturel Coréen website.
Source: paris.fr — photo: Zhang Lu