Mandala (film)

Mandala
Theatrical poster

Hangul	만 다 라
Hanja	曼陀羅ㆍ曼茶羅
Revised Romanization	Mandara
McCune–Reischauer	Mantara
Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Produced by	Park Chong-chan
Written by	Kim Song-dong (novel) Lee Sang-hyon Song Kil-han
Starring	Ahn Sung-ki Jeon Moo-song Kim Jong-su
Music by	Kim Chong-gil
Cinematography	Jeong Il-seong
Edited by	Lee Do-won
Distributed by	Hwa Chun Trading Company
Release dates	September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Mandala (Hangul: 만다라) is a 1981 South Korean film about Buddhist monks in Korea. This is considered by many critics to be director Im Kwon-taek's breakthrough film as a cinematic artist.

Plot

The film follows the differing lives of two Buddhist monks in Korea. By following their lives and their interaction throughout the film, Im creates a contemplation of the nature of individualism, religious belief and enlightenment.^[1]

Awards

Best Director, 20th Grand Bell Awards (South Korea) ^[2]
Grand Prix Hawaii Film Festival ^[3]

Notes

↑ IM KWON-TAEK: KOREAN VISIONS at www.facets.org
↑ Lee, Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. ISBN 89-88095-12-X. , p.343.
↑ Hartzell, Adam. A Review of Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema at www.koreanfilm.org

Sources

"Im Kwon-taek's Retrospective". 5th Festival of Korean Cinema in Italy. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-31. External link in |publisher= (help)
James, David E. (2001). "Im Kwon-Taek - Korean National Cinema and Buddhism". Film Quarterly. 54 (3 (April)). pp. 14–31.
Mandala at the Internet Movie Database
"Mandala". Hollywood Reporter. 277 (14). 1983-06-09. p. 13.

Films directed by Im Kwon-taek

Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee-bin (1968)
The Genealogy (1979)
The Hidden Hero (1979)
Mandala (1981)
Gilsoddeum (1986)
Ticket (1986)
The Surrogate Woman (1987)
Village in the Mist (1982)
Adada (1987)
Diary of King Yeonsan (1987)
Come Come Come Upward (1989)
General's Son (1990)
General's Son II (1991)
Fly High Run Far (1991)
General's Son III (1992)
Seopyeonje (1993)
The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
Festival (1996)
Downfall (1997)
Chunhyang (2000)
Chi-hwa-seon (2002)
Low Life (2004)
Beyond the Years (2007)
Hanji (2011)
Revivre (2015)

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