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Chunhyang

2000 · 136 min

A slow, beautiful unfolding of a classic love story through song and image, rich in cultural texture and emotional sincerity.

Directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Hyo-jeong, Cho Seung-woo, Kim Sung-nyeo
Tagline
Her spirit became inspiration, Her name became legend.
Overview
Once at a pagoda Mongryong Lee, a scion of a well-to-do family, meets Chunhyang, the young daughter of a courtesan and an aristocrat. Despite her low social standing she is smart and well-educated. The young people fall in love and think about marriage so that they could always be together. Mongryong is soon to go to the capital to take the state civil service exam. They part and in Chunhyang's life there appears the greedy and lustful Byun Hak-do, who tries to seduce her.

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Directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Lee Hyo-jeong, Cho Seung-woo, Kim Sung-nyeo
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • loyalty
  • justice
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
Kim Myung-gon, Kang Hye-yun
Starring
Lee Hyo-jeong, Cho Seung-woo, Kim Sung-nyeo, Kim Hak-yong, Lee Jeong-heon, Choi Jin-yeong, Lee Hae-eun, Hong Kyeong-yeon
Music
Kim Jung-gil
Cinematography
Jung Il-sung
Runtime
136 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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