1 Creation of national identity: a history of Korean cinema 16
Korean film during the Japanese colonial period 17
Development of North Korean film 30
Development of South Korean film 45
2 Gender and cinematic adaptations of Ch'unhyangjon 67
Origins of Ch'unhyangjon 69
Significance of Ch'unhyangjon in Korean film history 72
Images of Ch'unhyang in South Korean films 75
Images of Ch'unhyang in North Korean films 84
Ch'unhyang and patriarchal gender relations in Korean society 90
Class and traditional family values in Ch'unhyangjon 94
3 Nationhood and the cinematic representation of history 102
Anti-imperialism in three North Korean films 106
Anti-communism in three South Korean films 118
Familyhood and nationhood 135
4 Class and cultural identities in contemporary Korea 144
Class conflicts in three North Korean films 150
Class dynamics in three South Korean films 165
Class experience and cultural tradition 181.
