I watched The King and the Clown this past weekend. I enjoyed this film quite a bit but I was rather shocked to see much of the film had a homosexual undertone something I was not expecting. Nonetheless, it was a very well made film that kept my interest ever step of the way.
Synopsis:
"Set in the early 16th century during the reign of King Yeonsan, two male street clowns and tightrope walkers, Jangsaeng (Gam Wu-seong) and Gonggil (Lee Jun Ki), are part of an entertainer troupe. Their manager prostitutes the beautiful Gonggil to rich customers, and Jangsaeng sickens of this practice. After Gonggil kills the manager in defense of Jangsaeng, the pair flees to Seoul, where they form a new group with three other street performers. Together the group comes up with a skit mocking some members of the Royal Court, including the king and his new concubine Jang Noksu. After they are arrested for treason, Jangsaeng makes a deal with Choseon, who turns out to be one of the King's servants, to either make the king laugh at their skit or to be executed. "
(via: wiki)
I watched The King and the Clown this past weekend. I enjoyed this film quite a bit but I was rather shocked to see much of the film had a homosexual undertone something I was not expecting. Nonetheless, it was a very well made film that kept my interest ever step of the way.
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