Ok-nyeo
Ok-nyeo (옥녀) is a 1928 Korean film. The silent, black-and-white production was written, directed, and edited by Na Woon-gyu. It was the second film to be produced by Na Woon-gyu Productions, which was financed by Park Seung-pil, owner of the Dansungsa theater in Seoul. It premiered at Park's Theater in January 1928.[1]
| Ok-nyeo | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Oknyeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ongnyŏ |
| Directed by | Na Woon-gyu |
| Written by | Na Woon-gyu |
| Produced by | Park Seung-pil or Na Woon-gyu (Kim Kab-ui says Park, IMDB says Na) |
| Starring | Jeon Ok Ju Sam-son Na Woon-gyu Yoon Bong-Chun Lee Kyeong-seon Park Jeong-seop Lee Geum-ryong Kim Yeon-shil |
| Cinematography | Lee Chang-yong |
| Edited by | Na Woon-gyu |
| Distributed by | Na Woon-gyu Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | (1,899 feet) |
| Country | Korea |
| Languages | silent film Korean intertitles |
Plot
The two brothers form a love triangle fighting over a woman called oknyeo,and the elder brother is sacrificed through the fighting while covering up for his younger brother's sins for the happiness of his younger brother.[1]
Themes
The film was heavily influenced by the enlightment movement at the time.[1]
Reception
After watching the test screening of the film, The Dong-a Ilbo at the time commented that although it is understandable that horrific things can happen if the emotions of love and lust goes to the extreme, yet could not find anything in Oknyeo's attitude that would lead to such a fight and it would be an exaggeration for such an incident to happen in Korea but it acknowledged the commercial values in that it somehow made the story beautiful.[2]
References
- Kim Kab-ui (2001). 춘사나운규전집: 그생애와예술 [The works of Chunsa Na Woon-gyu: his life and art]. Seoul: Chimmundang. ISBN 89-303-0877-5. OCLC 48685673.
- "옥녀". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
- "옥녀의 시사를 보고". The Dong-a Ilbo. 29 January 1928.