la moglie dell'avvocato (2003)
Original title: baramnan gajok
Production: Corea del Sud|104 min|
Dramatic
ho-jung is a married woman with a very dedicated lawyer named young-jak. a former dancer, ho-jung still practices attending the local dance school and goes shopping for bicycles. however, ho-jung has almost completely stopped dancing to devote himself to the seven-year-old adopted son soo-in, his eccentric father-in-law, an alcoholic, and his reserved spouse. young-jak is often away from home, too busy managing his law firm, taking on new cases, drinking and meeting his young lover, yeon, a former model. while ho-jung accepts her husband's infidelity, on the other she is becoming more and more frustrated from a sexual point of view, so much so that she is intrigued and fascinated by ji-woon, the seventeen-year-old neighbor. young-jak is not in love with his young and sensual lover yeon but when she gets pregnant, his guilt causes him to spend even more time in her company. young-jak goes out of town with yeon and they have an accident on the way back. young-jak's father becomes seriously ill with liver and is hospitalized, dying. ho-jung's relationship with the teenager is discovered by the boy's father and another tragedy takes place.
Festivals and awards
Venezia Festival 2003 - nomination Golden Lion - Selection
Direction
Im Sang Soo: regista
Production and Screenplay
Im Sang Soo: sceneggiatore
Characters and Interpreters
Eun Ho Jung, la moglie
Moon So-Ri(età:29)
Joo Young Jak, il marito
la nonna
il nonno
Shin Ji Woon, il ragazzo
Kim Yeon, amante del marito
Soo In, figlio adottivo
Technical staff
Kim Woo Hyung: direttore della fotografia
Oh Jae Won: scenografo
Lee Eun Soo: montatore
Kim Hong Jeab: musiche