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Oscar Winner Youn Yuh-jung Reflects on Korean Cinema’s Early Days in Academy Retrospective
Oscar-winning actor Youn Yuh-jung takes a journey back to Korean cinema's early days in an Academy retrospective.
Korean Oscar-winning actor Youn Yuh-jung has been the focus of attention for the past week as the subject of a retrospective series at The Academy Museum in Los Angeles. Youn came to the attention of many late in her career playing the grandmother role in Lee Isaac Chung’s “ Minari.” But her entertainment history dates back to one of Korean cinema’s golden eras and a screen-scorching 1971 debut in legendary director Kim Ki-young’s “Woman of Fire.” As an iconic figure and role model to many actors in Korea, Youn continues to push boundaries in her incredible scope of storytelling, routed through her bold and forthright perception of each character she portrays,” says the Academy’s notes to the seven-film series.
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