Location Manager Kim Mihye (Seoul Film Commission)Īn Ulrike Ottinger film production in cooperation with IWFFIS Musikethnologische Abteilung des Museums Dahlem, SMB Park Junggil, Shin Nanhyun, Kim Chunhwa, Lee Hyunsik u.v.a. Und Hyun Kyunglim für die Familienfotografienīae Seoyoung, Kwon Jimin, Park Chaerin, Park Hyorin, Jo Haneul, Jo Harang Manufacturer of traditional wedding clothingĭem Abt und den Mönchen des Hwagesa Tempelsĭem traditionell koreanischen Hochzeitsladen, SeonjayeunĬhungmuro – der Strasse der Hochzeitsläden,ĭem Kim Chungkyung – Hairface Beauty-Salon On a cold winter day they set off on their way. "Let's go again and roam the world, and see what's new in the old and old in the new." Then one day the Ginseng woman said to the Ginseng man: So it came about that they almost forgot why they had once embarked on the journey. Only the phoenix was not permitted to leave the imperial resting pillow and therefore sent instead his exquisitely embroidered portrait.Īs they now had pictures of themselves and men accepted them as equals, they resided in their midst in a tall house that reached to the clouds. The cheerful Mandarin ducks brought their children along. Bear and Tiger, the crane, the mountain gazelle, Sparrow, Rabbit, and Fox, Turtle and Butterfly, Cherry Blossom and Pomegranate, Bamboo, Peony, and Lotus. They invited all their friends from Ginseng Mountain to attend the wedding. Thus they decided to submit to the long and difficult procedure of becoming human. "Dwell among men, do what they do, and learn to understand them."īecause they had no pictures of themselves, they couldn't prove that they belonged together, nor that they were in fact of the same kind as men. A shamaness took them in and gave them counsel.Īfter she danced and drummed the whole night long, she said to them: They walked day and night until they reached a great city. They climbed up out of the earth and upon reaching the bottom of the mountain were transformed, the Ginseng man into a handsome youth, the Ginseng woman into a beautiful girl. "Let us depart from here and see what's happening in the world and what this disturbance means." Then the Ginseng woman said to the Ginseng man: With his hot breath he had singed the impenetrable forests and with his powerful iron claws plowed the earth so that they feared for their lives. They were husband and wife and still hailed from the time when Bear and Tiger created the first men. Two giant ancient Ginseng roots lived on a tall mountain hidden in the earth.
Ulrike Ottinger in top artistic form – Los Angeles Times
A modern fairytale about the amazing phenomenon of new mega cities emerging everywhere and their contradictory societies caught in the balancing act. 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. 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. 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.
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