1st(1997)
The Widow
PARK Nam-ok
- Korea
- 1955
- 74min
- 16mmm
- black and white
- 극영화
SYNOPSIS
It is a 1955 film directed by Park Nam-ok, the first female director in Korea, dealing with the problem of widowers who have soared immediately after the Korean War. However, this work focuses on the sexual desire of women who are spewed out of shaky traditional values, unlike other works that dealt with widowhood at that time
Director
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PARK Nam-okPARK Nam-ok
Born in 1923, Hayang, North Gyeongsang, Park Nam-ok is Korea’s first female director. After she dropped out of Ewha Women’s University, she worked as a reporter in Daegu. She first stepped into the film industry as an editor and script supervisor in Chosun movie film production company. Her debut film The Widow describes the realities and conflicts that post-war widows had to endure with keen insight. The film was favorably received thanks to the tricky angles only possible to a female director, and the tempo of events which were clear and likable.
Credit
- Cast 이민자, 이택균, 유계선
- Screenwriter 이보라
- Cinematography 김영순
- Editor 박남옥
- Music 김동환
