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KCC Screening: A Woman Judge

The third screening in the Rebels with a Cause season:

A Woman Judge (여판사)

Director: Hong Eun-won (1962, 87 mins)
Cast: Kim Seung-Ho, Moon Jung-Suk, Yu Gye-seon, Kim Seok-hun
Thursday 2 August 2018 7:00 pm @KCCUK | Reserve a seat
With introduction by Johan Hallstrom

A Woman Judge

A young, determined woman, Jin-suk, has her mind set on becoming a judge. Encouraged by her father who sends her off to a monastery to focus on her studies, and despite her mother’s fervent efforts to marry her off to a wealthy suitor, Jin-suk defiantly follows her own path. With those around her doing nothing but oppose and obstruct, should she relent and follow the route society expects of her, or can she go against all odds and fulfil her dream?

Hong Eun-won, the second woman in Korea to direct a film, said that she was “…interested in making films that depicted the lives of women, but seen through a woman’s eyes rather than imagined by male writers and directors.” In taking this approach, Hong boldly challenged both the melodramatic portrayals of women in Korean cinema of the time, and the directorial world that remains to this date monopolised by men.

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