Independent films
fromThe New Yorker
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New Cannes Film Festival selections include standout works by James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Ryūsuke Hamaguchi.
Swag Age is set in a fictional version of the Joseon Dynasty (Korea's last Imperial Dynasty that ended in 1910). The central theme is a classic one, with oppressed citizens using a subversive art form to rebel against their rulers. Yet it's one with contemporary. This is Swag Age's power and beauty: it's a creative collaboration between the old and the new, combining differing cultural references.
We are living in a more volatile world. I think everybody in the country accepts that. We've had to rise to that challenge.