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More articles by 'Tatiana Gabroussenko'
How N. Korean filmmakers turned to melodrama to win the youth for Juche
As attitudes began to change in the 1980s, DPRK filmmakers reached into the colonial past
Pyongyang pin-ups: North Korea’s film and TV beauties
In DPRK culture, big is beautiful and round faces are the must-have
Iron and rice: food culture in North Korean movies
Coverage of culinary affairs has often reflected changing economic realities in the DPRK
“By our own efforts”: self-sufficiency in North Korean culture of the 90s
As trade with foreign powers dwindled, DPRK films encouraged citizens to skimp as much as they could
Films for the beloved ones: the Gwangju Uprising in North Korean cinema
Idealistic youth versus reactionary generals - it was a story too good for Pyongyang to ignore
Labor of love: the Cheollima movement in North Korean film
From the 1950s to the 1980s, DPRK cinema extolled the ideological benefits of hard work
“Nation and Destiny”: the North Korean serial drama with the secret to unification
Dante's "Inferno," soy bean soup, and the road to redemption: this over 100-episode show has it all
“Friendship movies”: Chinese characters in North Korean film
Despite fraternal relations, the Chinese are portrayed as rude, buffoonish, and uncivilized
“Common love for a big rocket”: North Korean missile tests in film and TV
From an Olympic athlete to a bickering family, rocket launches are portrayed as a unifying good
“Trust the metal scrap to me”: a thriller, North Korean style
The film, a cautionary tale about scrap metal, borders on the surreal
