Every Thursday, Korean films are screened at the Korean Cultural Center Auditorium on the third floor.

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call Tammy Chung at (323) 936 -7141, ext. 122.

 

Note: Most films are in Korean with English subtitles

 

The Barefooted Young (1964)

3 p.m., Dec. 13

Directed by Kim Ki-Deok

 

One day, gangster Cho Du-su (Shing Seong-il) sees Yoanna (Um Aing-ran) being harassed by hoodlums and comes to her aid. Yoanna, who is a college student and the daughter of a diplomat, is used to a life of luxury, whereas Du-su is an orphan who spends his days doing grunt work for an organized crime group. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, they share a mutual attraction for each other that develops into something beyond their expectations when family and class attempt to tear the two apart.

 

Source: Korean Film Archive

 

Love Me Once Again (1968)

7 p.m., Dec. 20

Directed by Jeong So-Young

 

Hye-yeong (Moon Hee) falls in love with Sin-ho (Shin Young-kyun), not knowing that he is a married man. She dreams of marrying him until she discovers the facts — only after his wife (Jeon Kye-hyeon) and child arrive in Seoul. Hye-yeong leaves Sin-ho and gives birth to his son Yeong-sin (Kim Jeong-hun), whom she raises by herself. But eight years later, she comes to Sin-ho and asks him to raise Yeong-sin in order to ensure a better future for their son. The boy is unable to adapt to his new environment and constantly asks for his mother. Feeling lonely, Yeong-sin sets out to find Hye-yeong but gets lost on the way, and his new family searches for him.

 

Source: Korean Film Archive

 

Chilsu and Mansu (1988)

7 p.m., Dec. 27

Directed by Park Kwang-Su

 

Park Kwang-Su’s feature debut depicts the conflicting attitudes felt by Korean youth regarding their society and future. It begins as a romantic comedy about an optimistic teenager who loves a fast-food waitress and dreams of emigrating to Miami. When Chilsu’s life goes sour, he takes up with Mansu, a disillusioned artist who sells him on a get-rich-quick scheme, and the film turns dark as it contrasts two very different views of Korea and considers the possibility of reconciliation.

 

Source: www.hrw.org

 

Online Game Tournament For Youth And Teens

 

Check out the “Audition” online game tournament from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the L.A. Korea Center, located at 5509 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. The event is presented by Nexon and hosted by James Kyson Lee from the hit series “Heroes.” First prize is a Samsung digital camera, second prize is an iPod Nano and third prize is a PlayStation portable PSP.