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| director = [[Im Kwon-taek]] |
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| producer = Lee Tae-won |
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| writer = [[Kim Myung-gon]] |
| writer = [[Kim Myung-gon]] |
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| starring = [[Lee Hyo-jeong]]<br />[[Jo Seung-woo]] |
| starring = [[Lee Hyo-jeong]]<br />[[Jo Seung-woo]] |
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| music = Kim Jung-gil |
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| cinematography = Jung Il-sung |
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| editing = Park Soon-deok |
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| distributor = [[CJ Entertainment]] |
| distributor = [[CJ Entertainment]] |
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| released = {{Film date|2000|1|29}} |
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'''''Chunhyang''''' ({{ko-hhrm|춘향뎐|| |
'''''Chunhyang''''' ({{ko-hhrm|춘향뎐||Chunhyangdyeon}}) is a Korean [[Pansori]] film directed by [[Im Kwon-taek]], with a screenplay by Kang Hye-yeon and [[Kim Myung-gon]]. Distributed by [[CJ Entertainment]], the film was released on January 29, 2000 in South Korea. [[Lee Hyo-jeong]] and [[Jo Seung-woo]] played Chunhyang and Mongryong, respectively. |
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To date, there have been more than sixteen works based on this narrative, including three North Korean films. Im Kwon-taek's ''Chunhyang'' presents a new interpretation of this oral tradition but it is created for a more global audience."<ref>{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Hyangjin|title=CHUNHYANG: Marketing an Old Korean Tradition in New Korean Cinema|date=September 1, 2005|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=978-0814740309|pages=63–64|url=http://koreanfilm.org/books.html}}</ref> It is the first Chunhyang movie that lyrics of [[Pansori]] became part of the screenplay. Therefore, the contents of the Pansori reappear as scenes in the movie. The film uses the framing device of a present-day narrator who, accompanied by a drummer, sings the story of Chunhyang in front of a responsive audience. The film flashes back and forth between the singer's presentation and scenes of Mongryong. |
To date, there have been more than sixteen works based on this narrative, including three North Korean films. Im Kwon-taek's ''Chunhyang'' presents a new interpretation of this oral tradition but it is created for a more global audience."<ref>{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Hyangjin|title=CHUNHYANG: Marketing an Old Korean Tradition in New Korean Cinema|date=September 1, 2005|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=978-0814740309|pages=63–64|url=http://koreanfilm.org/books.html}}</ref> It is the first Chunhyang movie that lyrics of [[Pansori]] became part of the screenplay. Therefore, the contents of the Pansori reappear as scenes in the movie. The film uses the framing device of a present-day narrator who, accompanied by a drummer, sings the story of Chunhyang in front of a responsive audience. The film flashes back and forth between the singer's presentation and scenes of Mongryong. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{IMDb title|0245837|Chunhyang}} |
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* {{kmdb film|05199|Chunhyang}} |
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* {{hancinema film|Chunhyang|Chunhyang}} |
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* [http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=10876&c_idx=71&sp_idx=268 ''Chunhyang''] at the [[Busan International Film Festival]] |
* [http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=10876&c_idx=71&sp_idx=268 ''Chunhyang''] at the [[Busan International Film Festival]] |
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Revision as of 14:27, 25 February 2014
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| Directed by | Im Kwon-taek |
| Written by | Kim Myung-gon |
| Produced by | Lee Tae-won |
| Starring | Lee Hyo-jeong Jo Seung-woo |
| Cinematography | Jung Il-sung |
| Edited by | Park Soon-deok |
| Music by | Kim Jung-gil |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$2.5 million |
| Box office | US$798,977 (USA)[1] |
Chunhyang (Korean: 춘향뎐; RR: Chunhyangdyeon) is a Korean Pansori film directed by Im Kwon-taek, with a screenplay by Kang Hye-yeon and Kim Myung-gon. Distributed by CJ Entertainment, the film was released on January 29, 2000 in South Korea. Lee Hyo-jeong and Jo Seung-woo played Chunhyang and Mongryong, respectively.
To date, there have been more than sixteen works based on this narrative, including three North Korean films. Im Kwon-taek's Chunhyang presents a new interpretation of this oral tradition but it is created for a more global audience."[2] It is the first Chunhyang movie that lyrics of Pansori became part of the screenplay. Therefore, the contents of the Pansori reappear as scenes in the movie. The film uses the framing device of a present-day narrator who, accompanied by a drummer, sings the story of Chunhyang in front of a responsive audience. The film flashes back and forth between the singer's presentation and scenes of Mongryong.
It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The film is the first Korean film which was presented at the 2000 Telluride Film Festival.[4] At the 2000 Asia Pacific Film Festival, it won a Special Jury Award.[5] It also won an award for Best Narrative at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2000.[6]
Plot
The film is told through pansori, a traditional Korean form of storytelling that seeks to narrate through song. It is based on Chunhyangga, a traditional Korean legend and is set in 18th century Korea.
Lee Mongryong, a governor's son, falls in love and marries a beautiful girl Chunhyang Sung, the daughter of a courtesan. Their marriage is kept a secret from the governor who would immediately disown Lee if he found that his son married beneath him. The governor gets posted to Seoul and Mongryong is forced to leave his young wife behind, promising to come back for her when he passes the official exam.
After Mongryong leaves Namwon where Mongryong and Chunhyang first meets, new governor, Byun Hakdo, comes and wants Chunhyang for himself. When she refuses, stating that she already has a husband and will forever remain faithful to her beloved, the governor punishes her by flogging. Meanwhile, back in Seoul, Lee passes the test with the highest score and becomes an officer. Three years have passed and Lee Mongryong returns to the town on the King's mission. There, he finds out that his wife is to be beaten to death on the governor's birthday as a punishment for disobeying his lust. The governor, very corrupted and greedy, is arrested by Mongryong. The two lovers are finally united.[7]
Cast
- Lee Hyo-jeong - Chunhyang
- Jo Seung-woo - Mongryong
- Kim Sung-nyeo - Wolmae
- Lee Jung-hun - Governor Byun
- Kim Hak-yong - Bangja
- Choi Jin-young - Governor Lee
- Hong Kyung-yeun - kisaeng leader
- Cho Sang-hyun - pansori singer
- Kim Myung-hwan - pansori drummer
- Lee Hae-ryong - Lord of Soonchun
- Gok Jun-hwam - Lord of Okgwa
- Yoon Keun-mo - Lord of Goksung
- Lee Hye-eun - Hyangdan
Critical Reception
According to Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times, "Instead the story is freshened through the use of a Korean singing storyteller, a pansori singer, to provide a narration, belting out the song from a stage in front of an audience. The pansori, or song, is performed under a proscenium arch to highlight the ritual elements of folk tales. Even though much of what the pansori tells us unfolds before the cameras at the same moment, the forcefulness of the performance lends another layer of feeling to the picture."[8]
Harvey Karten reviewed on the Internet Movie Database, "Costumes, art direction, and shots of the landscape are magnificent. Im Kwon Taek's direction is on target not only in the portrayal of 18th Century Korea with its courtesans, bureaucrats, and governors with unlimited power, but in his vignettes of the lovers as they coyly take part in marriage- night antics, later to become madly in love with each other as they playfully roll in the hay."[9]
Awards and nominations
- 2000 Telluride Film Festival[4]—Film Presented
- 2000 Asia Pacific Film Festival[5]—Special Jury Award
- 2000 Cannes Film Festival[3]—Palme d'Or Nominee
- 2000 Hawaii International Film Festival[6] —Best Feature Film
- 2000 Pusan International Film Festival—Netpac Award
- 2001 Singapore International Film Festival—Best Asian Director
References
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chunhyang.htm
- ^ Lee, Hyangjin (September 1, 2005). CHUNHYANG: Marketing an Old Korean Tradition in New Korean Cinema. NYU Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0814740309.
- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Chunhyang". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ a b "Chunhyang (2000)". The New York Times Movies. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Chunhyang". 2013 New York Korean Film Festival 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Hawaii International Film Festival". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Chunhyang (2000) plot summary". ruinedendings. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ MITCHELL, ELVIS. "FILM REVIEW; How a Korean Folk Form Freshens a Fairy Tale Love". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Karten, Harvey. "Chunhyangdyun". Harvey Karten. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
External links
- Chunhyang at IMDb
- Chunhyang at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Chunhyang at HanCinema
- Chunhyang at the Busan International Film Festival
- The Ch'unhyang Story - from the award-winning website Instrok.org, created by East Rock Institute