A Way to Sampo
(1975)

Today, Korean studios produce gritty dramas, thrillers and war films that play to packed theaters throughout Asia. The producers who make these films and the audiences who enjoy them owe a collective debt of gratitude to director Lee Man-hee, an early pioneer of all three genres. The NYKFF will be holding a retrospective of Lee’s influential work on August 30 and 31 at the BAM Rose Cinema and BAM Cinématek. The show will feature four of Lee’s works, all subtitled in English: The Devil’s Stairway (1964), Water Mill (1966), Road to Return (1967) and A Way to Sampo (1975).