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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2000|2000]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia | ====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity | ====Subject: [[:Category:Nudity|Nudity]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video | ====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Jang San Woo/Jang Jung Il | '''Artist:''' Jang San Woo/Jang Jung Il | ||
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'''Dates of Action:''' April 2000 | '''Dates of Action:''' April, 2000 | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''Lies'' is a film directed by Jang San Woo, based on the novel, ''Tell Me a Lie,'' written by Jang Jung Il. The film is about two main characters, "Y," an 18-year-old virgin, and "J," a 38-year-old sculptor. The two meet and have repetitive sex, often using whips and other techniques associated with S&M. The film is meant to address issues of gender, power and sex. <P> | ||
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'''Results of Incident:''' After several months | '''Results of Incident:''' After several months ''Lies'' was allowed to show in South Korea and it became the fifth largest grossing movie in the nation's history. The film showed in the San Francisco International Film Festival and sold out the Castro theater, which holds 3,800 seats. <P> | ||
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Revision as of 16:11, 1 August 2011
Date: 2000
Region: Asia
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Film Video
Artist: Jang San Woo/Jang Jung Il
Confronting Bodies: Korean and Japanese authorities
Dates of Action: April, 2000
Location: Korea and Japan
Description of Artwork: Lies is a film directed by Jang San Woo, based on the novel, Tell Me a Lie, written by Jang Jung Il. The film is about two main characters, "Y," an 18-year-old virgin, and "J," a 38-year-old sculptor. The two meet and have repetitive sex, often using whips and other techniques associated with S&M. The film is meant to address issues of gender, power and sex.
The Incident: The author of the original novel was imprisoned for several months by South Korean authorities. Jang San Woo's rendition was banned in South Korea, where he was also threatened with prosecution, and Japan.
Results of Incident: After several months Lies was allowed to show in South Korea and it became the fifth largest grossing movie in the nation's history. The film showed in the San Francisco International Film Festival and sold out the Castro theater, which holds 3,800 seats.
Source: www.popmatters.com
