O ethos coreano: a forma expressa do Han no cinema de Kim Ki-Duk

Abstract

Han is a term present in Korean culture used to describe a unique feeling linked to the country's history and the experience of its people. The manifestation of the han accompanies Korean society from the period of domination by Japan, through the military governments and to the present day. The present work aims to identify if there is a materialization of the concept of han and in what way it is expressed in the audiovisual works of the South Korean director Kim Ki-duk. To this end, a bibliographic review of authors related to the subject was carried out, as well as a film analysis of Kim Ki-duk's works “3-Iron” (Bin-jip, 2004), “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring” (Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom, 2003) and “Amen” (2011). From this perspective, the han proved to be articulable both through the narrative aspect and in the elaboration of the formal language of these works by the director.