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Women on screen [digital videodisc] : understanding Korean society and women through films / [Munhwa Chʻeyuk Kwanʾgwangbu, Hanʾguk Yŏngsang Charyowŏn (Korean Film Archive)].

[Sŏul] : Munhwa Chʻeyuk Kwanʾgwangbu : Hanʾguk Yŏngsang Charyowŏn, 2012.

Women in motion pictures.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Women -- Korea -- Social conditions -- Drama.

Motion pictures, Korean.

8 dvds (772 min.) : sound, color, black/white ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 booklets (247 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.)

Sweet Dream = Mimong (aka: Lullaby of death), 1936, 48 min. Full screen (4:3). Black & white. Dolby digital mono. Ae-sun (played by Mun Ye-bong), the vain wife of a middle -class man, has no interest in looking after her family. Her exasperated husband (played by Lee Geum-ryong) kicks her out, so she abandons her husband and her daughter Jeong-hui (played by Yu Seon-ok) to stay in a hotel with her lover Chang-geon. One day, Ae-sun finds out her lover is a criminal, not the prosperous entrepreneur she thought he was. Chang-geon robs in the hotel, and Ae-sun informs the police of her suspicions against him. As Ae-sun is following a new lover to the train station, her cab hits her daughter Jeong-hui. Lying down on the bed beside Jeong-hui at the hospital, Ae-sun decides to commit suicide.

Madame Freedom = Chayu puin, 1956, 125 min. Full screen (4:3). Dolby digital mono. Black & white. In 1950s Korea a college professor exchanges harmless affection with a female pupil while his wife and her married lady friends become hooked on the latest American dance crazes while meeting other men.

Bound by chastity = Yŏllyŏmun, 1962, 100 min. Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1). Black & white. Dolby digital mono. A young woman called Han (played by Choe Eun-hui) marries into a family that prides itself on the vermillion pillar of chastity which was bestowed by the government, but soon after getting married, her young husband dies from an illness, and she becomes a widow. She lives with her husband's younger brother, her father-in-law, and her father-in-law's mother (played by Han Eun-jin) who has lived all her life as a widow faithful to the memory of her husband.

Homebound = Kwiro, 1967, 91 min. Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1). Black & white. Dolby digital mono. Paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries from fighting in the Korean War, Choe Dong-u (played by Kim Jin-gyu) is sexually disabled. He becomes a novelist and uses his own marital relationship as the motif in a novel that is serialized in a newspaper. He starts each morning listening to the footsteps of his wife Lee Ji-yeon (played by Mun Jeong-suk) as she comes up the stairs carrying a bowl of medicine. He is tortured by the feeling of shame that for 14 years of marriage he has not been able to fulfill his duties as a husband. In front of him, Ji-yeon insists that being with him is her choice, but her impassiveness puts him in deeper despair. Ji-yeon is bound to a life that leaves her unable to satisfy her desires; the only time she is able to escape her circumstances is when she goes to Seoul for her husband, whose mobility is restricted, to deliver his manuscript to the newspaper agency. This is the only time she gets to leave home and explore the city.

Yeong-ja's Heydays = Yŏng-ja ŭi chŏnsŏng sidae, 1975, 107 min. Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1). Color. Dolby digital mono. After being discharged from the army, Chang-su (played by Song Jae-ho), a body scrubber at a public bath, happens to meet Yeong-ja (played by Yoem Bok-sun) at the police station. Three years before, when he was ironworker, he had fallen in love with Yeong-ja, a housemaid for a rich family. After being raped by her employer's son during Chang-su's military service, she started to work in a sewing factory, but she quit the job because of poor pay. Then she worked as a barmaid and bus conductor. Yeong-ja lost one arm in an accident and then she became a prostitute. Chang-su devoted himself to taking care of her, but Yeong-ja left him for his future. After several years, Chang-su sees Yeong-ja living a happily married life and wishes her a happy marriage.

Suddenly in the Dark of Night = Kipʻŭn pam kapchagi, 1981, 100 min. Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1). Color. Dolby digital mono. A leading biologist who collects rare breeds of butterflies and presents his findings to his colleagues. Among his slides of butterflies, they see a strange picture of a wooden doll.

Gilsotteum = Kilsottŭm, 1985, 101 min. Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1). Color. Dolby digital mono. In the summer of 1983, Hwa-yŏng goes to a campaign for the reunion of dispersed family members during the Korean War. Through the campaign, she meets old friend Dong-chin and finds Dong-chin's son. Hwa-yŏng feels weird bonding with Dong-chin's son ...

Happy End = , 1999, 100 min. Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1). Color. Dolby digital mono. Min-ki is a banker who gets laid off after six years of service. Although he's under constant sense of uneasiness, he lives his new leisurely life without the stress of work, thanks to the successful career of his wife Bo-ra. Taking care of their baby daughter, doing the housework, and spending quiet time reading at the park, these are all blessings for Min-ki. Meanwhile, Bo-ra is having an adulterous affair with her college sweetheart Il-bum, with whom she was separated when he left for the military. Although she treasures her family and desires to keep it together, she is moved by Il-bum's love and by the sweet reminiscence of her youth. Soon, Min-ki discovers their intimate relationship, which brings about much pain and confusion among the three. All three dream of the possibilities for a happy end, bringing about an unexpected outcome.

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