The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women

1962 South Korean film
The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women
Theatrical poster for The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (1962)
Hangul
열녀문
Hanja
烈女門
Revised RomanizationYeollyeomun
McCune–ReischauerYŏllyŏmun
Directed byShin Sang-ok[1]
Written byHwang Sun-won
Produced byShin Sang-ok
StarringChoi Eun-hee
Shin Young-kyun
CinematographyJeong Hae-jun
Edited byKim Yeong-hie
Music byJeong Yun-ju
Distributed byShin Films
Release date
  • December 13, 1962 (1962-12-13)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$9,457[2]

The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women, also known as Bound by Chastity Rules, (Korean: 열녀문) is a 1962 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.[3][4][1] It was also entered into the 13th Berlin International[5] and Cannes Film Festivals.[6]

Plot

A melodrama based on a novel. A widow in an aristocratic family has an affair with a servant and bears him a son. The widow's in-laws drive the servant and his son away. As a man, the widow's son comes to visit her, but, bound by the custom that she must remain celibate after her husband's death, she cannot acknowledge him.[1]

Cast

  • Choi Eun-hee[1]
  • Shin Young-kyun
  • Kim Dong-won
  • Han Eun-jin

Bibliography

  • "YOLLYOMOON". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  • 열녀문. Cine21 (in Korean).

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bound by Chastity Rule (Yeollyeomun) (1962)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ "Bound by Chastity Rule (1962)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ Lee Young-il, Choe Young-chol (1998). The History of Korean Cinema. Richard Lynn Greever, translator. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 5–278. ISBN 9788988095126.
  4. ^ "Grand Bell Awards (Daejong)". korean-drama-guide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ "Awards for The Red Gate". imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. ^ "Bound by Chastity Rules". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

External links

  • The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
Preceded by
Prince Yeonsan
Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1963
Succeeded by
Bloodline
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Films directed by Shin Sang-ok
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  • Bloodline (1964)
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  • The Sea Village (1966)
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