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The Korean Wedding Chest The Korean Wedding Chest

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The Korean Wedding Chest is a 2009 documentary film about Korean wedding traditions directed by Ulrike Ottinger. 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.

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The Korean Wedding Chest — verified Korean film. Released 2009-02-11. Directed by Ulrike Ottinger.

Details

• Runtime (min): 82
• Genre: documentary film
• Original language: German, Korean
• Type: Documentary film
• Year: 2009
• Director: Ulrike Ottinger
• Language: German
• Subject: Korean wedding traditions
• Title: 한국식 결혼
• Country: 독일

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• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 한국식 결혼; KoreaAPI uses The Korean Wedding Chest (chosen by source authority).

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Director

• Ulrike Ottinger

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• TMDB — film/TV community database

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