Eoudong

Eoudong

Theatrical poster for Eoudong (1985)
Hangul 어우동
Hanja 於宇同
Revised Romanization Eo Udong
McCune–Reischauer Ŏudong
Directed by Lee Jang-ho
Produced by Lee Tae-won
Written by Bang Ki-hwan
Starring Lee Bo-hee
Ahn Sung-ki
Music by Lee Jong-gu
Cinematography Park Seung-bae
Edited by Hyeon Dong-chun
Release dates
  • September 28, 1985
Running time
 110 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Eoudong is a 1985 South Korean film starring Ahn Sung-ki and Lee Bo-hee. Lee Bo-hee won the best actress award at Grand Bell Awards in 1986. The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]

Synopsis

The movie is set in Korea's Joseon Dynasty, during the reign of King Seonngjong, when strict Confucianism forced women to follow the male dominant society.[2]

Reception

Eoudong was a successful film both at the box office and with the critics. It eventually sold over 500,000 tickets, and critics praised the film for its cinematography and depiction of the historical time period.[3]

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ↑ "Eoh Wu-dong (Eo Udong)(1985)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  3. ↑ Min, Eung-jun; Joo Jin-sook and Kwak Han-ju (2003). "Korean National Cinema in the 1980s". Korean Film; History, Resistance, and Democratic Imagination. Westport, Connecticut and London: Praeger Publishers. p. 65. ISBN 0-275-95811-6.

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