Hwaryeohan wichul

1978
1h 35m

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Yun Jeong-hie in Hwaryeohan wichul (1978)

This film captures the nightmarish anxieties of life as a modern woman, where not even social stature can stave off festering hostility or fear of reprisal, and "civilized society" is but an... Read allThis film captures the nightmarish anxieties of life as a modern woman, where not even social stature can stave off festering hostility or fear of reprisal, and "civilized society" is but an illusion.This film captures the nightmarish anxieties of life as a modern woman, where not even social stature can stave off festering hostility or fear of reprisal, and "civilized society" is but an illusion.

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10/10

Bunuel Korean Style

I recently saw this film at a retrospective for the director at the Busan International Film Festival, and I have to say, it was awesome. At times Lynchian and often Bunuelian, the film follows a young woman from her lofty executive position in an important corporation in Seoul to a nightmarish stay on a remote island off the coast of Korea. The film explores feminism in a fresh way, although it was made in 1977. I think this film has been largely overlooked, and deserves some critical attention from film theorists and feminists.

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