Cinematic Representations of the Gwangju Uprising: Visualising the “New” South Korea in A Taxi Driver

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Figure 1. The struggle for the “new” Korea and the national flag in A Taxi Driver

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Figure 2. The struggle for the “new” Korea and the effaced military apparatus

Figure 3. Inside versus outside in A Taxi Driver

Figure 4. Depiction of women in A Taxi Driver as providers of food or as mourners