Travel Reference
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Choo, Miho, and William O'Grady.
Handbook of Korean Vocabulary.
Honolulu:
University of Hawaii Press, 1996. Helpful book that groups Korean expressions by their
Chinese-character roots.
Revere, Stephen.
Survival Korean.
Seoul: Nexus, 2005. Good introduction to the language
and script with an emphasis on practical everyday expressions.
JSA.
Directed by Park Chan-wook, 108 min., CJ Entertainment, 2000. A Korean take on
the Hollywood-style action blockbuster set along the tense North-South Korea border.
Memories of Murder.
Directed by Bong Joon-ho, 132 min., CJ Entertainment, 2003. Taut,
masterfully paced detective thriller that successfully evokes the confusion of 1980s South
Korea.
Seopyeonje.
Directed by Im Kwon-taek, 112 min., Taehung Pictures, 1993. Heartrending
film from South Korea's master director about traditional opera (
pansori
) singers strug-
gling to make a living in the modern world.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring.
Directed by Kim Ki-duk, 103 min., Korea Pic-
tures, 2003. A visually striking exploration of Buddhist themes.