Film Festival, a short story by Charles Box Daddy
Posted by Box Daddy
Pyongyang, February 10 -- A ten-day film festival opened Friday to celebrate the upcoming birthday of leader Kim Jong Il who will turn 63 on February 16. During the celebration, Korean films will be shown each day at the Army Institute. The schedule leads off tonight with Woe Gyu's "February 16th: The Greatest Holiday of the Nation" (1997) and Jen Denru's "Holding the Brilliant Commander in High Esteem" (1975), which includes a cameo by General Chu Ik Rae playing a younger version of himself. Denru's film will be accompanied by an informative lecture provided by the Army Institute detailing the feats performed by Kim Jong Il while leading the Songun Revolution. In the following nine days, a series of feature films will be screened that depict the indomitable struggle of the Korean army and people, including "The Battalion Commander of Ridge Chol" (1962, Henu), "Jagang Province People" (1988, Tre Kwongju) and the world premiere of Ho Sung's widely anticipated "Ten Party Members Today" (2005). Last night, at the opening ceremony in the People's Palace of Culture, football superstar Hu Ranjon and film actress Su Kwazoi looked on as Minister of Culture Gyu Ko Ro wished the festival's participants "immortal success." At the ceremony's conclusion, attendees watched the documentary film "Bringing About Great Change in the Fields on the Outskirts of Pyongyang" (2002, Ruk Li) and Bae do Li's 1954 classic "A Bouquet of Dandelions." The festival concludes February 20.
Pyongyang, February 10 -- A ten-day film festival opened Friday to celebrate the upcoming birthday of leader Kim Jong Il who will turn 63 on February 16. During the celebration, Korean films will be shown each day at the Army Institute. The schedule leads off tonight with Woe Gyu's "February 16th: The Greatest Holiday of the Nation" (1997) and Jen Denru's "Holding the Brilliant Commander in High Esteem" (1975), which includes a cameo by General Chu Ik Rae playing a younger version of himself. Denru's film will be accompanied by an informative lecture provided by the Army Institute detailing the feats performed by Kim Jong Il while leading the Songun Revolution. In the following nine days, a series of feature films will be screened that depict the indomitable struggle of the Korean army and people, including "The Battalion Commander of Ridge Chol" (1962, Henu), "Jagang Province People" (1988, Tre Kwongju) and the world premiere of Ho Sung's widely anticipated "Ten Party Members Today" (2005). Last night, at the opening ceremony in the People's Palace of Culture, football superstar Hu Ranjon and film actress Su Kwazoi looked on as Minister of Culture Gyu Ko Ro wished the festival's participants "immortal success." At the ceremony's conclusion, attendees watched the documentary film "Bringing About Great Change in the Fields on the Outskirts of Pyongyang" (2002, Ruk Li) and Bae do Li's 1954 classic "A Bouquet of Dandelions." The festival concludes February 20.
2 Comments:
What the hell is this? This claims to be a short story, but it is not a story at all! It is a mock press release. I was looking forward to a story! This was a crushing disappointment.
I rather enjoyed this story. It reminded me of the Houston Rockets best years back in the early 1980s: Moses Malone and Company, you know.
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