This event is in the past.It took place on May 20, 2026 at Film at Lincoln Center.
This North American premiere of a stunning 2K restoration brings 1975's sharpest Korean melodrama back to the screen. Yeongja's journey from ambitious arrival to scarred survivor cuts through patriarchy and economic myth with documentary rawness and fresh editing that still stings.
Art house cinema
1970s Korean film
Social commentary
Restored classic
Tips
☕grab treats at Cafe Paradiso
🎬part of 1970s Korean Cinema series
🎞️first North American screening of restoration
Yeongja’s Heydays
Lincoln Square
This North American premiere of a stunning 2K restoration brings 1975's sharpest Korean melodrama back to the screen. Yeongja's journey from ambitious arrival to scarred survivor cuts through patriarchy and economic myth with documentary rawness and fresh editing that still stings.
Art house cinema
1970s Korean film
Social commentary
Restored classic
Tips
☕grab treats at Cafe Paradiso
🎬part of 1970s Korean Cinema series
🎞️first North American screening of restoration
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