The Cove and other documentaries at Gwangju Theater, May 20th - June 9th.

The Gwangju Theater (광주극장) will be showing several documentaries as part of the 다큐열전 going from May 20th through June 9th. Somebody over on their website must love me because they looked up and posted the English titles this time so I don't have to:

셉템버 이슈 The September Issue (2009.미국.90분.전체.35mm) (5/27 부터)

맨 온 와이어 Man on Wire (2008.영국,미국.94분.12세.35mm) (5/27 부터)

선라이즈 선셋 Rassvet/Zakat. Dalai Lama 14 (2008.러시아,중국,인도.73분.전체.D-Cine) (5/20 부터)

예스맨 프로젝트 The Yes Men Fix the World (2009.프랑스.미국.90분.12세.35mm) (5/27 부터)

더 코브 : 슬픈 돌고래의 진실 The Cove (2009.미국.92분.전체.35mm) (5/20 부터)

반드시 크게 들을 것 Turn It Up To 11 (2009.한국.95분.15세.D-Cine) (5/27 부터)

위대한 침묵 Into Great Silence(2005.프랑스,스위스,독일.165분.전체.35mm) (5/27 부터)

아마존의 눈물 (2009.한국.88분.15세.D-Cine) (5/27 부터)

회복 Restoration(2009.한국.94분.12세.D-Cine)

A timetable for May 20th through 26th is here, though there isn't yet one online for the 27th through June 9th. The Cove, an Oscar-winning documentary about an annual dolphin hunt in Japan---a film that receives a lot of coverage on Japan Probe---will open on Thursday at 8:40 pm, and will have its lone weekend showing on Sunday at 2:40.

The Gwangju Theater regularly shows foreign and independent domestic films new and old, and often holds small film festivals that showcase a particular theme or a particular country's output. The theater is one of several old ones in the city, though it's the only one to my knowledge still in operation. It seats 856, but the one time I visited for a Japanese movie I was one of about a half-dozen people in attendance. Nonetheless I consider it an important part of the city, significant both historically and culturally, and I would encourage expats in the area to pay a visit once in a while.

To get there from downtown Gwangju, go to the four-way intersection near the McDonald's Lotteria---nearest exit 1 of Geumnamro 4-ga subway station---then cross the street and wander into the older part of town and make the second left. It's on your right. There's a map here, via Naver.