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Chunhyang (Hangul: 춘향뎐; RR: Chunhyandeyon) is a Korean Pansori film directed by Im Kwon-taek, with a screenplay by Kang Hye-yeon and Kim Myung-gon. Distributed by CJ Entertainment, the film was released on January 29, 2000 in South Korea. Lee Hyo-jeong and Jo Seung-woo played Chunhyang and Mongryong, respectively.
To date, there have been more than sixteen works based on this narrative, including three North Korean films. Im Kwon-taek's Chunhyang presents a new interpretation of this oral tradition but it is created for a more global audience." It is the first Chunhyang movie that lyrics of Pansori became part of the screenplay. Therefore, the contents of the Pansori reappear as scenes in the movie. The film uses the framing device of a present-day narrator who, accompanied by a drummer, sings the story of Chunhyang in front of a responsive audience. The film flashes back and forth between the singer's presentation and scenes of Mongryong.
It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. The film is the first Korean film which was presented at the 2000 Telluride Film Festival. At the 2000 Asia Pacific Film Festival, it won a Special Jury Award. It also won an award for Best Narrative at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2000.
Original Release
01/29/2000
US Release
11/07/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hyo-jeong Lee | Chunhyang Sung |
Cho Seung-woo | Mongryong Lee |
Seong-nyeo Kim | Wolmae |
Hak-young Kim | Pangja |
Ji-youn Choi | Gov. Lee |
Hye Eun Lee | Hyangdan |
Kyung-yeun Hong | Kisaeng Leader |
Myung-hwan Kim | Pansori Drummer |
Hae-ryong Lee | Lord of Soonchun |
Jun-hwam Gok | Lord of Okgwa |
Directors
Writers
Sang-hyun Cho, Hye-yun Kang, Kim Myung-gon
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hyo-jeong Lee | Chunhyang Sung |
Cho Seung-woo | Mongryong Lee |
Seong-nyeo Kim | Wolmae |
Hak-young Kim | Pangja |
Ji-youn Choi | Gov. Lee |
Hye Eun Lee | Hyangdan |
Kyung-yeun Hong | Kisaeng Leader |
Myung-hwan Kim | Pansori Drummer |
Hae-ryong Lee | Lord of Soonchun |
Jun-hwam Gok | Lord of Okgwa |
Keun-mo Yoon | Lord of Goksung |
Taell Bae | Officer |
Kyoung-jin Moon | Officer |
Duk-Seoung Ha | Officer |
Seok-goo Lee | Officer |
Bong Chotae | Officer |
Jae-hyung Park | Officer |
Tae-won Gan | Soldier |
Young-tak Song | Singing Kisaeng |
Oh Jin | Representative of parliamentary Jun |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dong-Joo Kim | Executive Producer |
Dong-jun Seok | Executive Producer |
Ji-seung Lee | Producer |
Tae-won Lee | Producer |