Mulleya Mulleya

Mulleya Mulleya
Theatrical poster for Mulleya Mulleya (1984)
Hangul	여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야
Directed by	Im Chung-hui[1]
Produced by	Jeong Woong-ki
Written by	Im Chung-hui
Starring	Won Mi-kyung
Music by	Jeong Yoon-joo
Cinematography	Lee Seong-chun
Editing by	Ree Kyoung-ja
Distributed by	Han Rim Films Co., Ltd.
Release date(s)	February 25, 1984
Running time	100 min.
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Mulleya Mulleya (여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야 - Yeoinjanhoksa Mulleya Mulleya) aka Spinning Wheel^[2] is a 1984 South Korean film directed by Im Chung-hui. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.^[3][4][5]

Synopsis

A historical drama about the life of a widow. 15th century life was sometimes cruel to Korean women and this story depicts a lot of the injustices that could occur as happening to Kil-Rye, the heroine.^[6]

Critical reception

Comment on contemporary reactions to this film: There was a great deal of controversy in the Korean media when this film came out, saying that this work did not represent Korea well. Some objected to the shade of the lead actress' skin, saying that she looked too dark for a Korean. Whiteness of skin was and is still considered important among many in Korea.

Others scoffed that it was unlikely that all of the injustices depicted could have happened to one woman. However, it is a vivid and visually spectacular depiction of the struggles many women went through in that time period.

The film also polarized audiences and stirred controversy when it was shown at the East-West Center and the Fifth International Film Festival in Honolulu.^[2]

Cast

• Won Mi-kyung: Gillye^[5]
• Sin Il-ryong: Yun-bo
• Moon Jung-suk: Mother
• Choe Sung-kwan: Father
• Park Min-ho
• Choe Seong-ho
• Moon Mi-bong
• Yang Chun
• Hyun Kill-soo
• Choe Jeong-won

Bibliography

• Yeoin janhoksa moulleya moulleya (1984) at the Internet Movie Database
• "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03746. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
• "MOUL LE YA, MOUL LE YA". The Complete Index to World Film. http://www.citwf.com/film231294.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
• "여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?id=5038. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 

Notes

1. ^ Infobox data from "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03746. Retrieved 2009-04-29.  and Yeoin janhoksa moulleya moulleya (1984) at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ ^{a b} Dissanayake, Wimal (1994). Colonialism and Nationalism in Asian Cinema. Guildford: Indiana University Press. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-253208-95-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=KZnCs8auuMYC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95. 
3. ^ Lee Young-il, Richard Lynn Greever, tr. (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X. 
4. ^ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Grand_Bell_Awards_South_Korea/. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)" (in Korean). KMDb Korean Movie Database. http://www.kmdb.or.kr/movie/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03746. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 
6. ^ Synopsis based on "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03746. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 

Preceded by Come Unto Down

Grand Bell Award for Best Film 1983

Succeeded by Adultery Tree