Mulleya Mulleya

Mulleya Mulleya

Theatrical poster for Mulleya Mulleya (1984)
Hangul 여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야
Hanja 女人 殘酷史 물레야 물레야
Revised Romanization Yeo-in Janhoksa Mulle-ya Mulle-ya
McCune–Reischauer Yŏin Janhoksa Mulleya Mulleya
Directed by Lee Doo-yong[1]
Produced by Jeong Woong-ki
Written by Im Choong
Starring Won Mi-kyung
Shin Il-ryong
Music by Jeong Yoon-joo
Cinematography Lee Seong-choon
Edited by Lee Kyung-ja
Production
company
HanRim Films Co., Ltd.
Release dates
  • February 25, 1984 (1984-02-25)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Mulleya Mulleya (Hangul: 여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야; RR: Yeo-in Janhoksa Mulle-ya Mulle-ya ; also known as Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women[2]), is a 1984 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.[3][4][5] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[6] The film was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[7]

Plot

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.[8]

Cast

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]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Infobox data from "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. 1 2 Dissanayake, Wimal (1994). Colonialism and Nationalism in Asian Cinema. Guildford: Indiana University Press. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-253-20895-5.
  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. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  5. 1 2 "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)" (in Korean). KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-26. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ "Yeoin janhoksa moulleya moulleya". Cannes. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  7. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  8. ↑ Synopsis based on "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

Preceded by
Come Unto Down		 Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1983 		Succeeded by
Adultery Tree


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