- Chunhyang (2000 film)
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Chunhyang 
Hangul 춘향뎐 Hanja 春香傳 RR Chunhyangdyeon MR Ch'unhyangtyǒn Directed by Im Kwon-taek Produced by Lee Tae-won Written by Kim Myoung-kon Starring Lee Hyo-jeong
Jo Seung-wooDistributed by CJ Entertainment Release date(s) January 29, 2000 Running time 133 minutes Country South Korea Language Korean Budget $2,500,000 US (est.) Chunhyang is a 2000 Korean film, directed by Im Kwon-taek and starring Lee Hyo-jeong and Jo Seung-woo. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Plot
The film is told through pansori, a traditional Korean form of storytelling that seeks to narrate through song. An earlier film by Im Kwon-taek, Sopyonje, also used pansori as a narrative tool.
The film is based on Chunhyangga, a traditional Korean legend and is set in 18th century Korea.
Two lovers, Mongryong and Chunhyang, the son of a nobleman governor and the daughter of a former courtesan, marry in secret. Ordered to Seoul to finish his education as a public servant, Mongryong leaves his bride behind but promises he will return. A new governor is appointed to the province and soon becomes attracted to Chunyang, making advances. Upholding her love for Mongryong, Chunhyang suffers imprisonment and torture in her commitment to her husband. Her only hope to be saved from death is the promise Mongryong made to return.
In addition to the Romeo-and-Juliet-esque tale, Chunhyang sheds light on the realities of premodern Korea. Chunyang explores the harsh differences in living between the yangban (nobles by birthright) and non-yangban, and the realities of morally corrupt officials and yes-men functionaries.
See also
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Chunhyang". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5161/year/2000.html. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
External links
- Chunhyang website
- Chunhyang at the Internet Movie Database
- The Ch'unhyang Story - from the award-winning website Instrok.org, created by East Rock Institute
Films directed by Im Kwon-taek Farewell to the Duman River (1962) · Femme Fatale, Jang Hee-bin (1968) · The Genealogy (1979) · The Hidden Hero (1979) · Mandala (1981) · Gilsoddeum (1986) · The Surrogate Woman (1987) · Adada (1987) · Diary of King Yeonsan (1987) · Come Come Come Upward (1989) · General's Son (1990) · General's Son II (1991) · General's Son III (1992) · Seopyeonje (1993) · The Taebaek Mountains (1994) · Festival (1996) · Chunhyang (2000) · Chi-hwa-seon (2002) · Low Life (2004) · Beyond the Years (2007)
Categories:- South Korean films
- Korean-language films
- 2000 films
- 2000s romance films
- South Korean romance films
- Films set in the 18th century
- Films set in the Joseon Dynasty
- Films directed by Im Kwon-taek
- Pansori
- Korean film stubs
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