“North Korea is particularly burdened by having a dictator who fancies himself a film connoisseur. A movie collector and writer of books on the subject, Kim Jong Il is given to dropping by Pyongyang Film Studios to offer creative advice, and occasionally pointed criticism.

These days, it seems even Kim is bored with the same old theme.

“He criticized us because famous films were not being produced,” says Kim Man Saok, head of foreign relations for the studio, recalling a chewing-out during one of Kim’s visits. “We are competing with the Americans. From now on we are going to focus on making excellent films. Poor films can’t go to the international world.”"

from the Los Angeles Times

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