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After shooting the film version of Arirang – the most popular and best known folk song in Korea – most of Ki-duk Kim\'s hair had turned to white. When he finally appeared in front of the media again, Ki-duk Kim, also the director of Korean masterpieces 3-Iron and The Bow, showed only the slightest indication of the difficulties he had experienced. He had spent more than three tough years in creating Beautiful and Arirang, so what on earth was in his mind, and what had he experienced?
"To be a qualified director, one has to experience as many things as possible," said Ki-duk Kim, adding that both mental and physical extremes are valuable in the creation process. If you can understand his films, you will understand his life, for everything, including ups and downs, happiness and sorrow, laughter and tears can be found in his works.
Daily News: Your film Arirang has been screened at this year\'s 赌博app, the first film produced in your seclusion after you suffered from social phobia. So could you tell us the impact of this misfortune on your life and work?
Ki-duk Kim: As an ancient folk ballad in Korea, Arirang manifests a desire to repress the thoughts in one\'s heart, which, I think, fully shows what was and is in my mind. In life, one inevitably will be hurt. Arirang , however, is the very film which provided relief and healed my sorrows. Before making this film, I had thought of committing suicide and I could not even understand others. Nonetheless through this film I came to realize that all problems stemmed from my own mind and I succeeded in finding the crux of all problems. For me, Arirang is in fact a doctor.
Daily News: Through Arirang you expected to re-review yourself and re-think the films you were going to shoot. What was the result of this assessment?
Ki-duk Kim: After Arirang, I also filmed Pieta. Shooting has been finished and post-production work is underway. Through it I have returned to a comparatively violent film style in telling a revenge story between a boy and his mother. What I want to say is that in order to be an excellent director, you have to experience as many things as possible. And I think this is the only way. Just like the social phobia, which is undoubtedly an kind of experience; in retrospect, isn\'t it very good material for film production?
Daily News: After the film Dream, your films seemed to suffer from lack of success at the box office. Even Time and Breath, coming out long before Dream, could not compete with 3-Iron and The Bow in terms of box office. What caused that bottleneck period in your work?
Ki-duk Kim: It\'s quite right. Nevertheless, flowers bloom slowly and gradually but still can\'t evade the fate of decaying. 3-Iron and The Bow are films from my blooming season and now my “flowers” bloom again.
Daily News: In your films, the leading actors or actresses say fewer and fewer words. Do you think body language is able to better convey the message you want to express?
Ki-duk Kim: I once made films like Drifting Room, Bad Boy, and 3-Iron, all of which had little dialogue. In fact, the fewer words in those films more accurately conveyed what I wanted to communicate. To say nothing is also another way of expression, and it is also a "language".
Daily News: You are well known at international film festivals, a profile which has enhanced the reputation you gained locally in Korea. What do you think of this?
Ki-duk Kim: If films are limited to distribution through Korean cinemas they can\'t make a profit. However, by attending film festivals in many other countries and areas, particularly European festivals, I entertain a wider audience and it helps me get funding for more productions. I\'d like very much to give my sincere thanks to the European audiences.
Daily News: How do you assess your films?
Ki-duk Kim: People who can understand my films can surely understand my life, because they will understand what life is through watching my films. They will find tears, happiness and the purpose of life. My films are the type that proposes questions to audiences, and I ceaselessly put forward to them the same question: how do you understand life?