Darcy Paquet
Darcy Paquet | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Carleton College Indiana University |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic University lecturer Author |
Darcy Paquet (born 1972) is an American film critic, university lecturer, author and actor. In 2010, Paquet was awarded the Korea Film Reporters Association Award at the 15th Busan International Film Festival for his contributions in introducing Korean cinema to the world. Paquet was also the founder and organiser of Wildflower Film Awards Korea, which presents the Wildflower Film Awards.
Education
Paquet, a Massachusetts native, majored in Russian at Carleton College in Minnesota[1] and earned a master's in applied linguistics at the University of Indiana.
Career
Having made many Korean friends in graduate school, Paquet went to Seoul in 1997 to teach English at Korea University and planned to stay briefly before going to the Czech Republic.[1]
Since 1998, Paquet has served as a special adviser to and English-language editor for the Korean Film Council.
In 1999, he created the website Koreanfilm.org to introduce Korean films. From 2003-11, he also wrote a monthly column for the Korean film weekly Cine21.
In 2009, Paquet published a book, New Korean Cinema: Breaking the Waves, about the changes in Korean cinema from the 1980s to 2000s.[2]
During the 15th Busan International Film Festival in 2010, Paquet received the Korea Film Reporters Association Award for his contributions to promoting Korean cinema to the world.[2][3][4][5][6]
In 2019, Paquet was the English subtitle translator for the film Parasite by Bong Joon-ho.[7] He was later appointed an honorary citizen of Busan.[2]
Personal life
Paquet met his wife Yeon Hyeon-sook in 1998 and they married after dating for three years. They have two sons.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2010 | One Night Stand segment: "First Night" | Rohmer |
| 2011 | Dance Town | (cameo) |
| 2012 | The Taste of Money | Robert Altman |
| The Weight | Minister (cameo) | |
| Almost Che | Andrei | |
| Ari Ari the Korean Cinema | ||
| 2014 | Santa Barbara | United States agent |
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | |
| 2020 | The Woman Who Ran | Foreign audience member |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Three Days | SBS | |
| 2021 | Joseon Exorcist | John | SBS |
Bibliography
- Paquet, Darcy (2009). New Korean cinema : breaking the waves. London: Wallflower. ISBN 978-0-231-85012-4. OCLC 813843988.
References
- ^ a b Stuart-Leach, Hannah (July 10, 2011). "Discovering Korea through film". The Korea Herald. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "'Parasite' subtitle translator becomes Busan honorary citizen". koreatimes. April 21, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Limb, Jae-un (March 26, 2014). "American critic creates award for Korean indie films". Korea.net. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b Kim, Hyun-sook (2016). "Darcy Paquet: Advocate for Korean Indie Film". koreana.or.kr. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Su-yeon (March 31, 2015). "Darcy PAQUET, Director of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea: "I want Korean independent films to be watched by more"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Park, Jin-hai (June 12, 2016). "Translating subtitles is like translating poetry". The Korea Times. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Han, Karen (October 14, 2019). "Bong Joon-ho on weaving his personal memories into Parasite". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
External links
- Darcy Paquet on Facebook
- Darcy Paquet at the Korean Movie Database
- Darcy Paquet at IMDb
- Darcy Paquet at HanCinema
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