Darcy Paquet
{{Short description|American film critic, university lecturer, subtitler, author and actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
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| name = Darcy Paquet
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1972||}}
| birth_place = Massachusetts, United States
| occupation = Film critic
University lecturer
Author
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| alma_mater = Carleton College
Indiana University Bloomington
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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{{cite web |last1=Stuart-Leach |first1=Hannah |date=July 10, 2011 |title=Discovering Korea through film |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110710000341 |accessdate=2017-09-27 |website=The Korea Herald}} and earned a master's in applied linguistics at Indiana University.
Career
After making 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.
Since 1998, Paquet has served as a special adviser and English-language editor for the Korean Film Council.
In 1999, he created the website Koreanfilm.org to introduce Korean films. From 2003 to 2011, 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.{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2020 |title='Parasite' subtitle translator becomes Busan honorary citizen |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/08/689_288258.html |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=koreatimes |language=en}}
At 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.{{cite web |last=Limb |first=Jae-un |date=March 26, 2014 |title=American critic creates award for Korean indie films |url=http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/People/view?articleId=118401 |accessdate=2017-09-27 |website=Korea.net}}{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Hyun-sook |date=2016 |title=Darcy Paquet: Advocate for Korean Indie Film |url=https://koreana.or.kr/user/0003/nd45889.do?View&boardNo=00000425&zineInfoNo=0006&pubYear=2016&pubMonth=AUTUMN&pubLang=English |accessdate=2017-09-27 |website=koreana.or.kr}}{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Su-yeon |date=March 31, 2015 |title=Darcy PAQUET, Director of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea: "I want Korean independent films to be watched by more" |url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/feature.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=234 |accessdate=2017-09-27 |website=Korean Cinema Today}}{{cite web |last1=Park |first1=Jin-hai |date=June 12, 2016 |title=Translating subtitles is like translating poetry |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/07/142_206796.html |access-date=2017-09-27 |website=The Korea Times}}
In 2019, Paquet was the English subtitle translator for the film Parasite by Bong Joon-ho.{{cite web |author=Han, Karen |date=October 14, 2019 |title=Bong Joon-ho on weaving his personal memories into Parasite |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/14/20906430/parasite-bong-joon-ho-interview-rock-peach-spoilers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226230904/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/14/20906430/parasite-bong-joon-ho-interview-rock-peach-spoilers |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2020 |work=Polygon}} He was later appointed an honorary citizen of Busan.
Personal life
Filmography
=Film=
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! Title ! Role | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | One Night Stand segment: "First Night" | Rohmer |
| 2011 | Dance Town | (cameo) |
| rowspan=4|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=
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! Title ! Role ! Network | |||
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| 2014 | Three Days | SBS | |
| 2021 | Joseon Exorcist | John | SBS |
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Paquet |first=Darcy |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/813843988 |title=New Korean cinema : breaking the waves |date=2009 |publisher=Wallflower |isbn=978-0-231-85012-4 |location=London |oclc=813843988}}
References
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External links
- {{facebook|darcy.paquet|Darcy Paquet}}
- {{KMDb person|00147361|Darcy Paquet}}
- {{IMDb name|2231139|Darcy Paquet}}
- {{Hancinema person|Darcy_Paquet|Darcy Paquet}}
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Category:American expatriates in South Korea
Category:American film critics
Category:Carleton College alumni