Films In Daejeon:1st to 7th August 2008

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Among the films currently showing in Daejeon at the moment are below. Click on the films title to read more about the film and view a trailer.


1. Eye For An Eye [Korea]
2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [USA]
3. The Wind That Shakes the Barley [Ireland]
4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [France]
5. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [Romania]
6. Caché [France]
7. Me and You and Everyone We Know [USA]
8. The Mourning Forest [Japan]
9. Sunny [Korea]
10. 100 Feet [USA]
11. Space Chimps [USA]
12. Nim's Island [USA]
13. The Good, the Bad, the Weird [Korea]
14. The Battle of Red Cliff [China]
15. Public Enemy Returns [Korea]
16. Doraemon the Movie [Japan]

To get an idea of screening times, click on the program links for individual cinemas below. The program link for the Daejeon Art Cinema has information about the films showing from the 1st to the 7th of August. The links to other programs show the times for Friday the 1st of August. Movies change on Wednesdays. To get information about the cinemas click on the name of the cinema.
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Films in Daejeon:Me and You and Everyone We Know [USA]

'Me and You and Everyone We Know' is a poetic and penetrating observation of how people struggle to connect with one another in an isolating and contemporary world. Miranda July is a lonely artist and "Eldercab" driver who uses her fantastical artistic visions to draw her aspirations and objects of desire closer to her. Richard Swersey (John Hawkes), a newly single shoe salesman and father of two boys, is prepared for amazing things to happen. But when he meets the captivating Christine, he panics. Life is not so oblique for Richard's six-year-old Robby [Brandon Ratcliff], who is having a risqué Internet romance with a stranger, and his fourteen-year-old brother [Miles Thompson] who becomes the guinea pig for neighborhood girls -- practicing for their future of romance and marriage.

Director: Miranda July

Country: USA

Runtime: 91 mins

Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Trailer: Me and You and Everyone We Know

Films in Daejeon: Caché [France]

In Paris, Georges Laurent [Daniel Auteuil] is a famous host of a literary talk show on TV, who lives in a comfortable house with his wife Anne [Juliette Binoche] and their teenager son Pierrot [Lester Makedonsky]. When Georges and Anne receives videotapes of surveillance of their private life and weird and gore childlike drawings, they go to the police, but they do not get any protection since there is not a clear menace to the Laurent family. When Georges follows a clue in one of the tapes that shows his childhood home, he meets his former adopted brother, the Algerian Majid [Maurice Bénichou] and accuses him of sending the tapes. Meanwhile, through glimpses of Georges' nightmares, his lies due to his jealous relationship with his foster brother are disclosed.

Director: Michael Haneke
Country: France
Runtime: 117 mins
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Trailer: Caché

Films in Daejeon:4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days unfolds in Romania in the late '80s, during the last waning days of Communist rule. Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu play, respectively, Otilia and Gabita, two female friends and students who share a Bucharest flat. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem: Gabita is expecting. With abortion illegal in Romania at that time, the women seek an illicit termination at the hands of one Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov) in a seedy Romanian hotel — but Bebe refuses to accept money in return for his services and demands a certain "alternate" commodity instead.

Director: Cristian Mungiu

Country: Romania

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Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Trailer: 4 Months, Two Weeks, Three Days

Films in Daejeon:The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby [Mathieu Amalric], who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.

Director: Julian Schnabel

Country: France

Runtime: 112 mins

Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Trailer: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Films in Daejeon:The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ireland, 1920. Damien [Cillian Murphy] and Teddy [Padraic Delaney] are brothers. But while the latter is already the leader of a guerrilla squad fighting for the independence of his motherland, Damien, a medical graduate of University College, would rather further his training at the London hospital where he has found a place. However, shortly before his departure, he happens to witness atrocities committed by the ferocious Black and Tans and finally decides to join the resistance group led by Teddy. The two brothers fight side by side until a truce is signed. But peace is short-lived and when one faction of the freedom-fighters accepts a treaty with the British that is regarded as unfair by the other faction, a civil war ensues, pitting Irishmen against Irishmen, brothers against brothers.

Director: Ken Loach

Country: Ireland

Runtime: 127 mins

Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Trailer: The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Films in Daejeon:The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have lain forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents.As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force...unless the O'Connells can stop him first.

Director: Rob Cohen
Country: USA
Run Time: 112 mins
Trailer: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Films in Daejeon:Eye For An Eye

Sung-chan Han Seok-Kyu (한석규) is a top detective of the special crime squad. He is notorious for punishing the opponent who hurts his pride. When Hyun-min Cha Seung-won (차승원) impersonates Sung-chan and robs a cash transport car under the daylight, and seizes $10 billion worth of smuggled gold right before the cop’s eyes, Sung-chan is outraged. He cannot let this criminal slip through. Sung-chan goes after Hyun-min like a wild beast going after its prey, but Hyun-min cunningly threads through the investigation, even leaving traces in the crime scenes on purpose to allure and provoke Sung-chan.Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

Directors: Ahn Kwon-tae (안권태) & Kwak Gyeong-taek (곽경택)

Country: Korea

Run Time: 101 mins

Trailer: Eye For An Eye

Films in DaejeonThe Mourning Forest [Japan]

No longer clear of mind in the senior years of his life, Shigeki (Shigeki Uda) lives in a rural nursing home, holding on to what memory he has left of his late wife Mako. Unpredictable and at times rough and feisty, Shigeki takes an interest in new caretaker Machiko (Ono Machiko, Moe no Suzaku, Eureka), a young woman still coping with the recent death of her son. The two develop a close friendship, finding in each other an inexplicable source of warmth and healing as they quarrel, giggle, and embark on minor adventures. During a car trip, Shigeki wanders off on his own into the forest and Machiko follows, unable to stop him on his quest to find Mako. Faced with cold temperatures and untrodden paths, the two journey through the night and day to a destination that beckons from their minds.

Director: Naomi Kawase
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Japan
Cinema: Daejeon Art House
Trailer: The Mourning Forest

Films in Daejeon:23rd to 29th July

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Among the films currently showing in Daejeon at the moment are below. Click on the films title to read more about the film and view a trailer.

1. Shaolin Girl [Japan]

2. Sunny [Korea]
3. A Gentle Breeze in the Village [Japan]

4. 100 Feet [USA]
5. Space Chimps [USA]

6. Nim's Island [USA]

7. The Good, the Bad, the Weird [Korea]

8. The Battle of Red Cliff [China]

9. Hancock [USA]
11. Crossing [Korea]
10. Public Enemy Returns [Korea]

11. I'm Not There [USA]

12. Doraemon the Movie [Japan]

To get an idea of screening times, click on the program links for individual cinemas below. The program link for the Daejeon Art Cinema has information about the films showing from the 23rd to the 29th of July. The links to other programs show the times for Friday the 25th of July. Movies change on Wednesdays. To get information about the cinemas click on the name of the cinema.

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Films in Daejeon:A Gentle Breeze in the Village [Japan]

A boy from Tokyo named Hiromi Osawa (Masaki Okada) moves to a tiny town in western Japan and is immediately seen as the coolest kid in their school by default. Soyo (Kaho) is turned off by his attitude at first, but eventually comes around. They end up going on a field trip to Tokyo together and she experiences big city life for the first time, only to realize she prefers her quiet little town after all. The experience brings the two closer together and they even share a kiss. Now he must decide if he wants to go to high school in Tokyo or stay with his new friends out in the middle of nowhere.

Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita

Country: Japan

Trailer: A Gentle Breeze in the Village

Films in DaejeonSunny [Korea]

Old-fashioned Soon-yi Soo-ae (수애) marries into a family in the country without love. But when her husband abandons her by enlisting into the Vietnam war, she wants to show that she is capable of loving him. She uses her vocal talent to join a band heading there and sings for the restless soldiers in hopes of meeting her husband while on tour.Source http://www.koreanfilm.or./

Director: Jo Cheol-hyeon (조철현)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 126 mins
Trailer: Sunny

Films in Daejeon:100 Feet [USA]

A young woman, Marnie Watson [Famke Janssen ], is granted early release from her prison sentence for manslaughter (killing her husband – a violent NYC cop – in self defense), on condition she wear an electronic ankle bracelet and remain within her home. This effectively put her under house arrest for the remainder of her sentence. The partner of Watson's late husband keeps tabs on her from a patrol car parked across the street, hoping she'll violate probation so he can send her back to prison. However, the 100-foot radius that Watson's ankle bracelet allows isn’t the worst of her problems. Her dead husband (now a malevolent ghost) is still in the house (where he died) and intent on savage revenge.

Director: Eric Red
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 mins
Cinema: MCV Academy
Trailer: 100 Feet

Films in Daejeon:Shaolin Girl [Japan]

Shaolin Girl Rin Sakurazara is sent as a kid by her grandfather to China's famed Shaolin school of martial arts to learn to curb and control her wealth of potential, promised power. What this power is, nobody knows, ither than that everyone knows she had to be protected from the villains lest she gets tempted to go to the Dark Side. She returns upon completion of her training to revive her grandfather's dojo, and because she does so in quite an impetuous headstrong manner, she has a few lessons to learn herself, such as humility, camaraderie and teamwork, before she can impart those martial arts lessons.

Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro

Country: Japan:

Runtime: 108 mins

Trailer: Shaolin Girl

Films in Daejeon:16th to 23rd July 2008

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Among the films currently showing in Daejeon at the moment are below. Click on the films title to read more about the film and view a trailer.

1. Doraemon the Movie [Japan]
2. Space Chimps [USA]
3. Nim's Island [USA]
4. The Good, the Bad, the Weird [Korea]
5. Santamaria [Korea]
6. The Battle of Red Cliff [China]
7. R.E.C. [Spain]
8. Selma's Protein Coffee [Korea]

9. The Strangers [USA]

10.. Hancock [USA]

11. Crossing [Korea]

12. Wanted [USA]

13. Public Enemy Returns [Korea]

14. Kung Fu Panda [USA]
15. I'm Not There [USA]

To get an idea of screening times, click on the program links for individual cinemas below. The program link for the Daejeon Art Cinema has information about the films showing from the 11th to the 16th of July. The links to other programs show the times for Friday the 18th of July. Movies change on Wednesdays. To get information about the cinemas click on the name of the cinema.

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Films in Daejeon:Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld ~ The Seven Magicians

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Doraemon The Magic 2007, or fully known as Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld ~ The Seven Magicians is an anime film that was released in Japan on March 10, 2007. It is an enhanced remake of a previous Doraemon movie during the 1979-2005 TV Asahi era entitled Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld, which was released in 1984.

Country: Japan
Trailer: Doraemon 2007

Films in Daejeon:Space Chimps [USA]

Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator. Soon, the fun-loving chimp has to get serious about the mission at hand: Rid a far-away planet of their nefarious leader. Fortunately for Ham III, two of his simian peers are along for the ride. Written by IMDb Editors

Directors: Kirk De Micco
Country: USA
Runtime: 81 mins
Trailer: Space Chimps

Films in Daejeon:Nim's Island [USA]

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A young girl [Abigail Breslin] living on a tropical island with her scientist father [Gerard Butler] is left to fend for herself after dad's boat leaves him stranded far away and careless tour companies wreck havoc on the secluded paradise. Realizing that she will need adult assistance if she truly hopes to save her home, the resourceful youngster soon begins exchanging e-mails with the author [Jodie Foster] of a book she has been reading. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Director: Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 mins
Trailer: Nim's Island

Films in Daejeon: The Good, the Bad, the Weird / 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 [Korea]

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With the Korean Peninsula under Japanese rule in 1930s, many Koreans flock to Manchuria for refuge. Some become bandits, some train robbers and yet others bounty hunters. While the Weird [Song Kang-ho (송강호)], a notorious train robber, is stealing from a Japanese train crossing the Manchurian plains, he discovers a treasure map. But the map is also sought after by the Bad ]Lee Byeong-Heon (이병헌) ], a merciless gang leader. Coincidentally, the Good [Jeong Woo-seong (정우성)], a bounty hunter, is on the train, and he is after the Bad. The three engage in a spectacular chase with the Japanese Army, the Korean independence fighters, and the Chinese bandits all looking to get their hands on the prized map.

Director: Kim Ji-woon
Country: Korea
Runtime: 139 mins
Trailer: The Good, the Bad and the the Weird

Films in Daejeon:11th to 17th July 2008

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Among the films currently showing in Daejeon at the moment are below. Click on the films title to read more about the film and view a trailer.

1. Santamaria [Korea]
2. The Battle of Red Cliff [China]
3. R.E.C. [Spain]
4. Persepolis [France]
5. Strawberry Shortcakes [Japan]
6. Selma's Protein Coffee [Korea]

7. The Strangers [USA]

8.. Hancock [USA]

9. Crossing [Korea]

10. Wanted [USA]

11. Public Enemy Returns [Korea]

12. Kung Fu Panda [USA]
13: Impy's Island [Germany]

To get an idea of screening times, click on the program links for individual cinemas below. The program link for the Daejeon Art Cinema has information about the films showing from the 11th to the 16th of July. The links to other programs show the times for Friday the 11th of July. Movies change on Wednesdays. To get information about the cinemas click on the name of the cinema.

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Films in Daejeon:Selma's Protein Coffee [Korea]

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Daejeon Art Cinema is happy to present three short animated films under the title: Selma's Protein Coffee. The films are:

1. Wanted
2. Love is Protein
3. A Coffee Vending Machine & It's Sword

Directors: Kim Eun Gi; Yon Sang Ho & Jang Hyung EunCountry: Korea
Run Time: 77 mins
Showing: Daejeon Art Cinema
Trailer:Selma's Protein Coffee

Films in DaejeonStrawberry Shortcakes [Japan]

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Strawberry Shortcakes is a look at the lives of four women in modern-day Tokyo. Satoko (Chiziru Ikewaki), unlucky in love, works as the secretary at an escort agency, where she isn't as glamorous as her co-workers, but she hasn't given up hope that she might find a man who finds her special. Akiyo (Yuko Nakamura) who is one of the prostitutes working there (who sleeps at night in a coffin in her apartment) has found the man she wants to be with, an old college friend who, like her, hasn't made much of his life – but he only sees her as a friend. Saddened by this, Akiyo increasingly humiliates and abases herself, taking on even the most revolting of clients. Humiliation is also the fate of Chihiro (Noriko Nakagoshi), a pretty but superficial young woman, scorned by her colleagues at work for her pleasant but servile manner with the management. She is also heading for disappointment by putting too much faith in a casual relationship she is having with a young co-worker. Chihiro lives with Toko, a graphic artist, designing covers for book publishers. Toko (Kiriko Nanana), seems to be successfully getting over a broken relationship, but she's blocking the pain through bouts of bulimia and by throwing herself into her work.

Director: Hitoshi Yazaki
Country: Japan
Runtime: 127 mins
Showing: Daejeon Art Cinema
Trailer: Strawberry Shortcakes

Films in Daejeon:Persepolis [France]

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Persepolis is a 2007 animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film was written and directed by Marjane Satrapi (author of the novel) and Vincent Paronnaud. It tells the story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Through the eyes of the nine-year-old Marjane it shows how people's hopes were dashed as the fundamentalists took power, forced the veil on women and imprisoned thousands. The title is a reference to the historical town of Persepolis.

Directors: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud.
Runtime: 95 mins
Showing: Daejeon Art Cinema
Country: France
Trailer: Persepolis

Films in Daejeon:REC [Spain]

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REC revolves around a television reporter [Manuela Velasco] and her cameraman who cover the night shift at the local fire station. The firehouse receives a call from an old lady trapped in her house. When they arrive, they hear horrifying screams -- which begin a long nightmare, all of which is recorded by the television crew.

Director: Jaume Balagueró
Country: Spain
Runtime: 85 mins
Trailer: REC

Films in Daejeon:The Battle of Red Cliff [China]

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The Battle of Red Cliff re-creates the legendary Chinese battle from 208 A.D. that led directly to the end of the Han Dynasty. The film charts how different factions joined forces to create this turning point in history. Chow Yun-Fat stars in the film that is adapted from part of the beloved Chinese book Romance of the Three Kingdoms. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Director: John Woo
Country: China
Trailer: The Battle of Red Cliff