The Jang Sun-woo Variations

The Jang Sun-woo Variations — Plot

Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have worked with Jang but also of numerous ordinary Koreans who have been affected by his work. Individual chapters are devoted to such topics as Jang's idiosyncratic hairstyle and the controversy surrounding his previous feature Lies. The documentary tries to place Jang and his work in the widest possible social context, not only in the context of Korean cinema. At its heart is a series of remarkably candid and revealing interviews with Jang himself.

• Release date
• January 27, 2001
• Runtime
• 118 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Tony Rayns

The Jang Sun-woo Variations — Cast

Jang Sun-woo Self Moon Sung-keun Self Byun Young-joo Self Park Joong-hoon Self (uncredited) Shin Chul Self Lee Sang-hyun Self