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 RomanizationOknyeo
McCune–ReischauerOngnyŏ
Directed byNa Woon-gyu
Written byNa Woon-gyu
Produced byPark Seung-pil or Na Woon-gyu (Kim Kab-ui says Park, IMDB says Na)
StarringJeon Ok
Ju Sam-son
Na Woon-gyu
Yoon Bong-Chun
Lee Kyeong-seon
Park Jeong-seop
Lee Geum-ryong
Kim Yeon-shil
CinematographyLee Chang-yong
Edited byNa Woon-gyu
Distributed byNa Woon-gyu Productions
Release date
  • 28 January 1928 (1928-01-28)
Running time
(1,899 feet)
CountryKorea
Languagessilent 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]

See also

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.


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