개혁개방 이전 중국에 대한 북한 문화의 영향력 : 1950∼70년대 중국의 북한 영화 수입을 중심으로 = The Impact of North Korean Culture on China before China`s Reform and Opening-Up Policy: Focusing on China`s North Korean Film Imports in the 1950s~70s

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

From the 1950s to the 1970s, a lot of North Korean movies were imported from North Korea to the People`s Republic of China. These movies were dubbed and shown in cities. The number of North Korean movies imported into China was second only to the number of Soviet movies. During the Cultural Revolution, movies made in the Soviet Union were no longer imported into China for political reasons, while North Korean movies continued to be. In particular, a number of well-made movies, such as “The Flower Girl”, gained huge popularity in China. This popularity could be explained by several factors: the development of the North Korean film industry, the relatively stable relationship between North Korea and China, and the historical experience that the two countries shared. The movies imported from North Korea could be divided into four types: revolutionary movies, war movies, movies about the establishment of socialism, and spy and anti-spy movies. During the Cultural Revolution, in particular, North Korean movies attracted many Chinese people - especially well-educated youths and teenagers - as their vivid storylines, beautiful music, and excellent depiction of human nature appealed to those who were losing interest in the revolutionary movies of their own country. Indeed, the influence of North Korean movies was so powerful that they are still remembered today by Chinese people who lived in the 1950s~1970s. This contributes to perpetuating the good memory of the traditional relationship between China and North Korea.