In a career spanning almost half a century, legendary director Im Kwon Taek has found worldwide acclaim and iconic status in his native South Korea for his great contributions to Korean cinema. In 2007, 45 years after his 1962 debut feature Farewell to the Duman River, the master filmmaker presents his 100th film, Beyond The Years. This landmark film is a follow-up to the director’s acclaimed 1993 work Sopyonje, with both films based on the same Lee Cheon Joon novella. Oh Jung Hae reprises her role as a blind pansori singer, while Cho Jae Hyun (Hanbando) plays her lovelorn brother. A quietly epic and achingly beautiful portrait of love and yearning, the film delicately captures the changing seasons of life against an unchanging devotion to one’s heart.

Adopted by a nomadic pansori singer, Dong Ho (Cho Jae Hyun) and Song Hwa (Oh Jung Hae) grow up as brother and sister, bounded by a deep unspoken affection. Their father trains them strictly, and Song Hwa’s love and talent for pansori becomes both her blessing and her burden. Young and brash, Dong Ho tries to keep pace as a traditional drum player, but eventually leaves the family in search of a better life. Though in the ensuing years he encounters news places and new people, he can never forget his love for Song Hwa. Together and apart, reunion and separation, the two keep moving in different directions while restlessly chasing each other’s shadows. Dong Ho spends a lifetime trying to find a place he belongs, a way to Song Hwa’s heart.

Like in Sopyonje, music plays a prominent role in Beyond The Years, bringing out the lyrical beauty of pansori, traditional Japanese folk music. Through song, complex emotions rise beguilingly to the surface, giving voice to the feelings and misgivings left unexpressed. Equally noteworthy is the elegant score from Korean-Japanese New Age pianist Yang Bang Eon (a.k.a. Kunihiko Ryo).

This edition comes with making of, poster shoot, theatrical trailer, TV spot, and other extras.

US$29.99

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