The Widow
1955·South Korea·75 min.
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The Widow offers a different perspective of the female experience in postwar Korea, and a woman's struggle between duty and desire. Raising a daughter alone after the war, widow Shin (Lee Min Ja) is much indebted to her late husband's friend Seong Jin (Shin Dong Hun) but resists his romantic advances. Instead, she falls for Taek (Lee Taek Kyun), who is carrying on an affair with Seong Jin's jealous wife (Park Yeong Suk). Shin is willing to give up everything for Taek, but his heart changes again when his girlfriend returns.The last part of this film is missing.
DirectorPark Nam-ok
ScreenwriterLee Bo-ra
CastLee Min-ja·Lee Seong-ju·Lee Tak-kyun·Na Ae-sim·Shin Dong-hun·Park Yeong-suk·No Kang·Bang Young-ja·Kim Jeong-Shik·Choi Nam-hyeon·Yu Gye-seon
Original titleMimangin