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

Films programmed at the festival

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
(Wolha-ui geom)
(Wolha-ui geom)
by Kwon-taek IM

Adada
(Adada)
(Adada)
by Kwon-taek IM

Beyond The Years
(Chun nyun hack)
(Chun nyun hack)
by Kwon-taek IM

Come, Come, Come Upward
(Aje Aje Bara Aje)
(Aje Aje Bara Aje)
by Kwon-taek IM

Diary of Yeon-san
(Yonsan Ilgi)
(Yonsan Ilgi)
by Kwon-taek IM

Divine Bow
(Singung)
(Singung)
by Kwon-taek IM

Does the Nak-Dong River Flow?
(Nagdonggang)
(Nagdonggang)
by Kwon-taek IM

Eagle of Wild Field, aka Eagle of the Plains
(Hwang-ya-ui Dogsuri)
(Hwang-ya-ui Dogsuri)
by Kwon-taek IM

Evergreen
(Sanglogsu)
(Sanglogsu)
by Kwon-taek IM

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
(Kae Byok)
(Kae Byok)
by Kwon-taek IM

Gilsotteum
(Kilsodeum)
(Kilsodeum)
by Kwon-taek IM
Strokes of Fire
(Chihwaseon)
(Chihwaseon)
by Kwon-taek IM

Mismatched Nose
(Jjagko)
(Jjagko)
by Kwon-taek IM

Sopyonje
(Seopyeonje)
(Seopyeonje)
by Kwon-taek IM
La Fille du feu
(Bourei Tal)
(Bourei Tal)
by Kwon-taek IM

Surrogate Woman
(Ssibat-i)
(Ssibat-i)
by Kwon-taek IM

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
(Hurunun gangmool-ul ochi magurya)
(Hurunun gangmool-ul ochi magurya)
by Kwon-taek IM

Le Héros caché
(Kipparomnun Gisu)
(Kipparomnun Gisu)
by Kwon-taek IM

The Taebaek Mountains
(Taebaegsanmaeg)
(Taebaegsanmaeg)
by Kwon-taek IM

Les Pollués
(Oyomdoen Jashik-dul)
(Oyomdoen Jashik-dul)
by Kwon-taek IM

Mandala
(Mandala)
(Mandala)
by Kwon-taek IM

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
(Samgugdaehyeob)
(Samgugdaehyeob)
by Kwon-taek IM

The Family Pedigree, aka The Genealogy
(Jogbo)
(Jogbo)
by Kwon-taek IM

The General's Son
(Janggun-ui adeul)
(Janggun-ui adeul)
by Kwon-taek IM

Ticket
(Tiket)
(Tiket)
by Kwon-taek IM

Village of Haze, aka Village in the Mist
(Angemaeul)
(Angemaeul)
by Kwon-taek IM

Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown, aka A Byegone Romance
(Wangsimni)
(Wangsimni)
by Kwon-taek IM