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- LEE Byung-hun proves expectations in Korean film
- by LEE Eun-sun / Sep 14, 2012
- Masquerade, the first Korean film rolling out the red carpet at Los Angeles County Museum of ArtMasquerade, a film spearding news about LEE Byung-hun’s double role, is going to be the first Korean film to have a red carpet premiere at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on September 14th (GMT-8) as it was invited to Film Independent. LEE the leading actor of Masquerade, who is already been know in Hollywood with G. I. Joe series and Red 2, is expected to receive spot light on the red carpet.
Soon after LACMA posted news about the premiere on their official web site on September 6th, 600 tickets have been all sold. This was an exceptional case showing how high expectations in LEE and Korean historical drama have gone up.
Starting with a red carpet event with the attendance of Hollywood’s renowned filmmakers and other people working in the film industry as well as LEE, the premiere is going to have a Q&A section with Elvis Mitchell, a film critic from the ‘New York Times’.LACMA’s Film Independent, where Masquerade was invited to, is a nonprofit artistic organization established in 1981 in order to support independent film makers and artists. Films recently invited to them include The Descendants starring George Clooney and Moneyball starring Brad Pitt. A representative of LACMA stated, “Masquerade well matched the concepts of LACMA because it deals with the history of Korea. That was a good enough reason that Film Independent was interested in the film and invited it.”
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