Im Kwong-taek effectue divers petits travaux avant de travailler dans une usine de recyclage de bottes américaines à Séoul. Lorsque son entreprise décide de se reconvertir dans le cinéma, il est lui aussi embarqué dans ce changement, si bien qu’il devient rapidement assistant-réalisateur. Il réalise son premier film en 1962, Adieu fleuve Duman. Il enchaîne ensuite avec une cinquantaine de films de série B, avant de faire des films de plus grande envergure à partir des années 80 avec le film Mandala. Il est en tout l’auteur de plus d’une centaine de films (104 à ce jour), parmi lesquels La Mère porteuse (1986), La Chanteuse de Pansori (1993), Ivre de femmes et de peinture (2001, prix de la mise en scène à Cannes), Souvenir (2007). Ces films, qui viennent assez tard dans sa carrière, sont cependant les premiers à avoir été diffusés en Europe. En effet, bien qu’il soit considéré comme l’un des plus grands réalisateurs coréens toujours vivants, il reste assez méconnu en Occident.
IM Kwon-taek
02/05/1936 (Jangseong)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
![IM Kwon-taek](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/individu/i/im-kwon-taek-7-161x215.jpg)
Films programmed at the festival
![A Bout in 30 Years, aka The 30-year Showdown](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/a/a-bout-in-30-years-161x85.png)
A Bout in 30 Years, aka The 30-year Showdown
(30nyeonman-ui daegyeol)
(30nyeonman-ui daegyeol)
by Kwon-taek IM
![A Sword Under the Moon](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/a/a-sword-under-the-moon-2-161x85.png)
A Sword Under the Moon
(Wolha-ui geom)
(Wolha-ui geom)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Adada](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/a/adada-6-161x85.jpg)
Adada
(Adada)
(Adada)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Beyond The Years](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/b/beyond-the-years-161x85.jpg)
Beyond The Years
(Chun nyun hack)
(Chun nyun hack)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Come, Come, Come Upward](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/v/viens-viens-viens-plus-haut-5-161x85.jpg)
Come, Come, Come Upward
(Aje Aje Bara Aje)
(Aje Aje Bara Aje)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Diary of Yeon-san](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/le-journal-du-roi-yonsan-5-161x85.jpg)
Diary of Yeon-san
(Yonsan Ilgi)
(Yonsan Ilgi)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Divine Bow](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/d/divine-bow-161x85.jpg)
Divine Bow
(Singung)
(Singung)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Does the Nak-Dong River Flow?](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/d/does-the-nak-161x85.jpg)
Does the Nak-Dong River Flow?
(Nagdonggang)
(Nagdonggang)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Eagle of Wild Field, aka Eagle of the Plains](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/e/eagle-of-wild-fields-161x85.png)
Eagle of Wild Field, aka Eagle of the Plains
(Hwang-ya-ui Dogsuri)
(Hwang-ya-ui Dogsuri)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Evergreen](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/e/evergreen-161x85.jpg)
Evergreen
(Sanglogsu)
(Sanglogsu)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Farewell Duman River](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/f/farewell-duman-river1-161x85.png)
Farewell Duman River
(Dumangang-a Jal Itgeora)
(Dumangang-a Jal Itgeora)
by Kwon-taek IM
Festival
(Chukje)
(Chukje)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Fly High Run Far](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/v/vole-haut-cours-loin-6-161x85.jpg)
Fly High Run Far
(Kae Byok)
(Kae Byok)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Gilsotteum](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/g/gilsodom-2-161x85.jpg)
Gilsotteum
(Kilsodeum)
(Kilsodeum)
by Kwon-taek IM
Strokes of Fire
(Chihwaseon)
(Chihwaseon)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Mismatched Nose](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/j/jagko-161x85.jpg)
Mismatched Nose
(Jjagko)
(Jjagko)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Sopyonje](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/la-chanteuse-de-pansori-1-161x85.jpg)
Sopyonje
(Seopyeonje)
(Seopyeonje)
by Kwon-taek IM
La Fille du feu
(Bourei Tal)
(Bourei Tal)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Surrogate Woman](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/la-mere-porteuse-161x85.jpg)
Surrogate Woman
(Ssibat-i)
(Ssibat-i)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Low Life](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/low-life-161x85.jpg)
Low Life
(Haryu Insaeng)
(Haryu Insaeng)
by Kwon-taek IM
Daughter of the flames
(Bourei Tal)
(Bourei Tal)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Le Flot éternel](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/le-flot-eternel-2-161x85.jpg)
Le Flot éternel
(Hurunun gangmool-ul ochi magurya)
(Hurunun gangmool-ul ochi magurya)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Le Héros caché](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/le-heros-cache-3-161x85.jpg)
Le Héros caché
(Kipparomnun Gisu)
(Kipparomnun Gisu)
by Kwon-taek IM
![The Taebaek Mountains](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/les-monts-taebaek-161x85.jpg)
The Taebaek Mountains
(Taebaegsanmaeg)
(Taebaegsanmaeg)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Les Pollués](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/les-pollues-1-161x85.jpg)
Les Pollués
(Oyomdoen Jashik-dul)
(Oyomdoen Jashik-dul)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Mandala](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/d/dskt048597-01-161x85.jpg)
Mandala
(Mandala)
(Mandala)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Ok-i Makes a Judge, aka Miss Ok and the Divided Court](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/o/ok-i-makes-a-judge-cry-161x85.png)
Ok-i Makes a Judge, aka Miss Ok and the Divided Court
(Beopchangeul ulrin ok-i)
(Beopchangeul ulrin ok-i)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Seize the Precious Sword](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/s/seize-the-precious-sword-2-161x85.jpg)
Seize the Precious Sword
(Samgugdaehyeob)
(Samgugdaehyeob)
by Kwon-taek IM
![The Family Pedigree, aka The Genealogy](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/t/the-genealogy-larbre-genealogique-161x85.jpg)
The Family Pedigree, aka The Genealogy
(Jogbo)
(Jogbo)
by Kwon-taek IM
![The General's Son](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/t/the-generals-son-161x85.jpg)
The General's Son
(Janggun-ui adeul)
(Janggun-ui adeul)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Ticket](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/t/ticket-2-161x85.jpg)
Ticket
(Tiket)
(Tiket)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Village of Haze, aka Village in the Mist](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/l/le-village-des-brumes-1-161x85.jpg)
Village of Haze, aka Village in the Mist
(Angemaeul)
(Angemaeul)
by Kwon-taek IM
![Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown, aka A Byegone Romance](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/w/wangsimni-161x85.png)
Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown, aka A Byegone Romance
(Wangsimni)
(Wangsimni)
by Kwon-taek IM