Mulleya Mulleya

Mulleya Mulleya
Theatrical poster for Mulleya Mulleya (1984)
Hangul	여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야
Hanja	女人 殘酷史 물레야 물레야
Revised Romanization	Yeo-in Janhoksa Mulle-ya Mulle-ya
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏin Janhoksa Mulleya Mulleya
Directed by	Lee Doo-yong[1]
Produced by	Jeong Woong-ki
Written by	Im Choong
Starring	Won Mi-kyung Shin Il-ryong
Music by	Jeong Yoon-joo
Cinematography	Lee Seong-choon
Edited by	Lee Kyung-ja
Production company	HanRim Films Co., Ltd.
Release dates	February 25, 1984
Running time	100 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Mulleya Mulleya (Hangul: 여인 잔혹사 물레야 물레야; RR: Yeo-in Janhoksa Mulle-ya Mulle-ya ; also known as Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women^[2]), is a 1984 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.^[3][4][5] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.^[6] The film was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[7]

Plot

A historical drama about the life of a widow. 15th century life was sometimes cruel to Korean women and this story depicts a lot of the injustices that could occur as happening to Kil-Rye, the heroine.^[8]

Cast

• Won Mi-kyung: Gillye^[5]
• Shin Il-ryong: Yun-bo
• Moon Jung-suk: Mother
• Choe Sung-kwan: Father
• Park Min-ho
• Choe Seong-ho
• Moon Mi-bong
• Yang Chun
• Hyun Kill-soo
• Choe Jeong-won

Critical reception

Comment on contemporary reactions to this film: There was a great deal of controversy in the Korean media when this film came out, saying that this work did not represent Korea well. Some objected to the shade of the lead actress' skin, saying that she looked too dark for a Korean. Whiteness of skin was and is still considered important among many in Korea.

Others scoffed that it was unlikely that all of the injustices depicted could have happened to one woman. However, it is a vivid and visually spectacular depiction of the struggles many women went through in that time period.

The film also polarized audiences and stirred controversy when it was shown at the East-West Center and the Fifth International Film Festival in Honolulu.^[2]

See also

• List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

Notes

1. Infobox data from "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Dissanayake, Wimal (1994). Colonialism and Nationalism in Asian Cinema. Guildford: Indiana University Press. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-253-20895-5.
3. Lee Young-il, Richard Lynn Greever, tr. (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
4. "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
5. "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)" (in Korean). KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-26. External link in |publisher= (help)
6. "Yeoin janhoksa moulleya moulleya". Cannes. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
7. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
8. Synopsis based on "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

• "Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29. External link in |publisher= (help)
• "MOUL LE YA, MOUL LE YA". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-04-29. External link in |publisher= (help)
• 여인잔혹사 물레야 물레야 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Mulleya Mulleya at the Internet Movie Database
• Mulleya Mulleya at the Korean Movie Database