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The Korean Wedding Chest is a 2009 documentary film about Korean wedding traditions directed by Ulrike Ottinger.[1] The German language film was described as "capturing the collision of ancient tradition and modern culture on the subject of love and marriage in Korea in a film that echoes the beauty, precision and care of the rituals she examines" by the Los Angeles Times.[2]

The Korean Wedding Chest Die koreanische Hochzeitstruhe
Directed by	Ulrike Ottinger
Written by	Ulrike Ottinger
Cinematography	Ulrike Ottinger, Lee Sun-Young
Edited by	Bettina Blickwede
Music by	Kim So-Young
Production company	Ulrike Ottinger Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Women Make Movies
Release date	October 1, 2009 (2009-10-01)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Germany South Korea
Languages	German, Korean

The Washington Post's website refers to the surrealist style of the film as being well suited to "the regal pacing of the ritual" and calls the film one of Ottinger's most praised works.[3][4]

See also

• Pyebaek
• Marriage in South Korea

References

External links

• Ulrike Ottinger's website
• British Wedding Traditions
• Seychelles Wedding - Tropical Marriage
• Die koreanische Hochzeitstruhe at IMDb
• The Korean Wedding Chest at Women Make Movies

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