Madame Freedom (Korean자유부인) is a 1956 South Korean film.

Madame Freedom
Poster for Madame Freedom (1956)
Hangul
자유부인
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJayubuin
McCune–ReischauerChayubuin
Directed byHan Hyung-mo[1]
Written byKim Seong-Min
Lee Cheong-gi
Produced byBang Dae-hun
StarringPark Am
Kim Jeong-rim
CinematographyLee Seong-hwi
Edited byHan Hyung-mo
Music byKim Yong-hwan
Distributed bySamSeong Film
Release date
  • June 9, 1956 (1956-06-09)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot edit

The film opens introducing a professor, Jang, and his wife, Oh Seon-yeong, who have a son together. Oh accepts a job at a boutique, as a cosmetics store manager, to supplement her husband's small income as a professor. Their next door neighbor frequently professes his attraction to her, and she allows him to teach her dancing and introduce her to alcohol. Her boss' husband also begins a flirtation with her which escalates to the point of being found by his wife as they are about to consummate their "dating." Meanwhile, her husband faces a strong attraction to a pretty woman in a grammar class he teaches for secretaries, frequently staying out late walking with her, though he resists her request to take matters further. These extramarital dalliances strain the relationship between the couple. Ultimately, Oh's neglect of their son, coupled with anonymous warnings Jang receives about her behavior, culminate in Jang forcing Oh out of the home. Their son insists to be let outside to see his mother, forcing Jang to acquiesce. The film closes with Oh weeping outside the gate, hugging her son.[2]

Cast edit

  • Park Am... Professor Jang[3]
  • Kim Jeong-rim... Oh Seon-yeong
  • No Gyeong-hui... Choi Yun-ju
  • Joo Sun-tae... Baek Seon-saeng
  • Kim Dong-won
  • Go Hyang-mi
  • Yang Mi-yeong... Park Eun-mi
  • An Na-yeong
  • Go Seon-ae

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Madame Freedom (Ja-yu bu-in)(1956)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  2. ^ Synopsis from "Madame Freedom (Ja-yu bu-in)(1956)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  3. ^ Cast listing based on "자유부인 - Madame Freedom (Ja-yubu-in) (1956)" (in Korean). KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-15.

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