The Late and Post-Dictatorship Cinephilia Boom and Art Houses in South Korea

This monograph examines an unexplored area of South Korean cinema history– the 1985—1997 growth of art film exhibition, consumption, and cinephilia. This moment of heightened interest in art film altered how many Koreans conceptualised cinema and helped pave the way for the critical success of South Korean film. This historical study analyses the cultural, political, social, and economic developments of the post—1985 period that increased interest in European art film. It looks at the inter...