Laughing North Koreans
eBook - PDF

Laughing North Koreans

The Culture of Comedy Films

  1. 169 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Laughing North Koreans

The Culture of Comedy Films

About this book

This study analyzes North Korean comedy films from the late 1960s to present day. It examines the most iconic comedy films and comedians to show how North Koreans have enjoyed themselves and have established a culture of humor that challenges, subverts, and, at times, reinforces the dominant political ideology. The author argues that comedy films, popular comedians, and the viewers have an intricate interdependent relationship that shaped the film culture—the pre/post production of filmmaking, film-watching experience, and the legacies of actors—in North Korea.

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Information

Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781978779877
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Film & Video
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Laughing North Koreans
  3. Laughing North KoreansThe Culture of Comedy Films
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. What’s So Funny?
  8. Chapter 1
  9. Comedian Comedy
  10. Chapter 2
  11. I Spy a Spy
  12. Chapter 3
  13. Taming of the Chief
  14. Chapter 4
  15. Mind Your Manners
  16. Chapter 5
  17. Love and Marriage
  18. Conclusion
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. About the Author