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[Local and Foreign Films With English Subtitles]

▣ Hwangsanbol (2003)
Saturday at noon
Seoul Selection Bookstore
Set in the seventh century, when the Korean peninsula was split into three kingdoms ? Koguryo, Paekche and Silla ? the film "Hwangsanbol" is a sly look at the linguistic differences between the regions then and now. Working off the idea that the regional dialects of today stem from differences in the past, the comedy takes a legendary battle between Paekche and Silla and transforms it into an all-out verbal duel between the Kyongsang Province dialect (Silla) and the Cholla Province way of speech (Paekche). The film mines the sometimes subtle differences between the languages and dialects producing some very funny scenes. On DVD. Located near exit 2 of Kwanghwamun Station on subway line 5. Tickets: 3,000 won. Details: (02) 734-9565 or www.seoulselection.com.

-JOON SOH


▣ Songhwan (Repatriation)(2004)
11 a.m. on weekends and holidays
Hypertheque Nada

The award-winning documentary about North Korean spies who were captured by the South and imprisoned before finally returning home. Tickets: 6,000 won. Located in Taehangno, Seoul, near exit 1 of Hyehwa Station on subway line 4. For more information, go to www.seoulselection.com or call the theater at 766-3390, ext. 293 or 294.


Taegukgi (2004)
7:50 p.m. on Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday
Cine Core Theater

The blockbuster film is about two brothers caught up in the Korean War. Located near Chonggak Station on subway line 1. Tickets: 7,000 won. Details:(02) 734-9565.

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