E J-yong

[Director]

E J-yong is known for his eclectic film-making styles and genres. Every film he makes is as different and diverse as it can be from the one before. You only have to look at the following 4 titles to see the diversity: “An Affair”; “Dasepo Naughty Girls”; “Untold Scandal”; “Actresses”. It was therefore perhaps ironic that the events of this particular day turned out to be a little different and diversified themselves.

Ultimately, what occurred was a group interview rather than a one-on-one… errr… one.

However… Before you read this interview please join me in giving thanks to the following:

http://www.hangulcelluloid.com/

http://www.londonkoreanlinks.net/

http://www.easternkicks.com/

And, of course:

http://www.kccuk.org.uk

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“E J-YONG Interview“

Another unexpected event that day was non-exposure of a photograph of Mr E J-yong. Instead, I snapped him following the film screening of “Actresses”, before speaking to him about interviewing him in the future… to which he agreed.

Incidentally, the aforementioned ‘snap’ (above) shows E J-yong talking to co-author of the very popular book “New Korean Cinema”, Chi-Yun Shin. Just like E J-yong displayed in the recent Q & A, Ms Chi-Yun Shin also came across to MiniMiniMovies as a very pleasant, and of course knowledgable individual.

Footnote:

First and Foremost [although almost Last in this article!], many thanks again to the Korean Cultural Centre, London for arranging this interview and allowing it to take place.