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Wings of Desire and Despair: An Analysis of the 1997 Korean Film ‘Firebird’

Release Year: 1997 Director: Kwak Ji-kyun Starring: Kim Seung-woo, Jung Do-hwan, Lee Hwi-hyang Genre: Drama / Melodrama / Erotic Thriller

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End of Daewoo's Film Division: Its commercial failure, combined with the 1997 East Asian Financial Crisis, led the conglomerate Daewoo to shut down its entire film division. firebird 1997 korean movie work

But if you ever get the chance to see that opening shot—Lee Jung-jae’s face half-lit by a Zippo lighter, the sound of rain swallowing the city—you’ll understand. Firebird is not a movie you enjoy. It’s a movie that sits on your chest. It asks a question that Korea in 1997 couldn’t answer, and that we still struggle with today: When the world tells you there’s no more fire left in you, how do you keep from going cold? Wings of Desire and Despair: An Analysis of