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On the Art of the Cinema
Olive-colored cover page of a book with red inscription. The text reads: "Kim Jong Il. On the Art of the Cinema. Pyongyang, Korea. 1989.
Cover page of the English edition of On the Art of the Cinema
AuthorKim Jong Il
CountryNorth Korea
LanguageKorean
Subject
  • Motion pictures in propaganda,
  • Government policy,
  • Korea (North)[1]
PublishedApril 11, 1973 (April 11, 1973) in Pyongyang: Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House (Korean ed.)[2]
Published in English
1989 (1989) in Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House[1]
Media typePrint
Pages410 (Korean ed.)[2]
329 (English ed.)[1]
OCLC22903260
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
영화예술론
Hancha
映畵藝術論
Revised RomanizationYeonghwa yesullon
McCune–ReischauerYŏnghwa yesul ron

On the Art of the Cinema[a] (Korean: 영화예술론; MR: Yŏnghwa yesul ron; lit. Film Art Theory[6][7]) is a 1973 treatise by the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. It is considered the most authoritative work on North Korean filmmaking.

The book sets forth several original theories, which can be applied to the practices of filmmaking, the arts, and beyond. Of these the theory of literature as "humanics" and the "seed theory" are the most important ones. Humanics centers on the question of a good and worthy life. In art, it emphasizes truly independent individuals who are capable of transforming society. The seed theory has become essential to North Korean film theory. It seeks to direct all artistic creation through a single ideological foundation, or "seed". In an individual work, the seed is the synthesis of its subject matter and idea and the basis of its propaganda message. These ideas complement the themes of nationalistic form and socialist content of films. Many ideas presented in the book are justifications for the creation of propaganda supporting the Workers' Party of Korea's policies.

On the Art of the Cinema had major political implications on Kim Jong Il's succession of Kim Il Sung. Kim Jong Il gained political and cultural influence in North Korean society and government by authoring the book.

The impact of On the Art of the Cinema on North Korean filmmaking is disputed. Films from before and after the publication of the treatise are similar in style and many contemporary films breach various rules laid out in the treatise.

  1. ^ a b c On the art of the cinema, April 11, 1973 (Book, 1989) [WorldCat.org]. WorldCat. OCLC 22903260.
  2. ^ a b Yeonghwa yesullon: 1973-yŏn 4-wŏ 11-il (Book, 1984) [WorldCat.org]. WorldCat. OCLC 829882908.
  3. ^ "Kim Jong Il Authors Lots of Works for Development of Juche-oriented Literature and Arts". Korean Central News Agency. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Lee 2000, p. 32.
  5. ^ Chin T'ak; Kang-il Kim; Hong Je Pak (1985). Great Leader, Kim Jong Il. Vol. 1. Tokyo: Sorinsha. p. 180. OCLC 12981945.
  6. ^ David-West 2009, p. 15.
  7. ^ Kwak 2013, p. 235.


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