• The Korean Wedding Chest

    The Korean Wedding Chest



  • The Korean Wedding Chest

    The Korean Wedding Chest



  • The Korean Wedding Chest

    The Korean Wedding Chest



The Korean Wedding Chest

by Ulrike Ottinger

The Korean Wedding Chest

2008 | 82:00 min

Original Title:
DIE KOREANISCHE HOCHZEITSTRUHE

Formal Categories

Adventure Gender History Human Interest Society Religion

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
When I opened a Korean email in fall 2007 I didn't imagine that I would soon be opening a well-stocked miracle box, the inspiring contents of which would become a film: THE KOREAN WEDDING CHEST. Even though (or especially because) this carefully packed, filled, and tied-up wooden chest was assembled according to the rules of an honored tradition, it offers a remarkable insight into and overview of modern Korean society. I was inspired to look more closely at the old and new rituals to determine what is old in the new and new in the old. A modern fairytale about the amazing phenome non of new mega cities emerging everywhere and their contradictory societies caught in the balancing act. Bon voyage into the present!
Festivals/Awards
2008
Berlinale / FORUM Premiere
Cast and Crew
  • Director Ulrike Ottinger
Original Languages

Korean

Production Company
Ulrike Ottinger Filmproduction
Fichtestr. 34, 10967 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 6929394

Fax: +49 30 6913330

office@ulrikeottinger.com
http://www.ulrikeottinger.com
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