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Reading

Game Trekking is an academic, as well as an experiential journey. On this page you will find a list of what I’ve been reading (and watching), with recommendations.

South Korea

Books

Film

  • My Little Bride. Dir. Ho-joon Kim. Perf. My Little Bride. Ya Entertainment, 2004. DVD. Recommended.
  • My Sassy Girl (2001). Dir. Kwak Jae-Kwak. Perf. Gianna Jun. Pmp Entertainment, 2002. DVD. Recommended.
  • Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring. Dir. Ki-duk Kim. Perf. Ki-duk Kim, Yeong-su Oh, Jong-ho Kim. Sony Pictures, 2004. DVD. Highly Recommended.
  • And many more…

Taiwan

Books

Film

  • Blue Gate Crossing. Dir. Chih-yen Yee. Perf. Lunmei Kwai, Bo-lin Chen, Shu-hui Liang. Strand Releasing, 2002. DVD. Highly Recommended.
  • Eat Drink Man Woman. Dir. Ang Lee. Perf. Sylvia Chang, Ah-Leh Gua, Winston Chao. Mgm World Films, 1994. DVD. Highly Recommended.
  • Let It Be. Documentary, 2004. Highly Recommended.
  • Millennium Mambo. Dir. Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Perf. Qi Shu, Jack Kao, Chun-hao Tuan. Palm Pictures / Umvd, 2001. DVD. Recommended.
  • The Wedding Banquet. Dir. Ang Lee. Perf. Winston Chao, May Chin, Dion Birney. Mgm (Video & Dvd), 1993. DVD. Recommended.
  • Three Times. Dir. Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Perf. Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Fang Mei. Ifc, 2005. DVD.
  • Yi Yi. Dir. Edward Yang. Perf. Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata. Criterion, 2000. DVD. Highly Recommended.

Vietnam

Books

  • Jamieson, Neil L. Understanding Vietnam. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. Print. Highly Recommended.

Film

  • Full Metal Jacket. Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Perf. Matthew Modine, Vincent D’Onofrio. Warner Home Video, 1987. DVD. Recommended.
  • The Lover. Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Perf. Jane March, Tony Leung Ka Fai. Mgm (Video & Dvd), 1992. DVD. Recommended.
  • The Quiet American. Dir. Phillip Noyce. Perf. Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen. Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002. DVD. Highly Recommended.
  • The Rebel. Dir. Charlie Nguyen. Perf. Johnny Nguyen, Dustin Nguyen, Thanh Van Ngo. The Weinstein Company, 2007. DVD.
  • The Scent of Green Papaya. Dir. Anh Hung Tran. Perf. Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong. Columbia Tristar, 1993. DVD. Recommended.

Cambodia

Books

Film

  • Pol Pot: Inside Evil. Dir. Johnathan Partridge. Perf. Pol Pot. Discovery Channel, 2005. DVD. Recommended.
  • S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine. Dir. Rithy Panh. Perf. Houy Him, Mak Thim, Ta Him. First Run Features, 2003. DVD. Highly Recommended.
  • Swimming To Cambodia. Dir. Jonathan Demme. Perf. Spalding Gray. Cinecom Pictures, 1987. DVD. Recommended.
  • The Killing Fields. Dir. Roland Joffé. Perf. Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich. Warner Home Video, 1984. DVD. Highly Recommended.
  • The Rice People. Dir. Rithy Panh. Perf. Peng Phan, Mom Soth, Chhim Naline. Facets, 1994. DVD. Recommended.

Malaysia

Books

Film

  • Chinese Eye. Dir. Yasmin Ahmad. Perf. Choo Seong Ng, Sharifah Amani, Linus Chung. Lighthouse Pictures, 2005. DVD.
  • Be With Me. Dir. Eric Khoo. Perf. Theresa Chan, Ezann Lee, Samantha Tan. Film Movement, 2005. DVD.

Europe

Books

Lecture Series