The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women
"The Red Gate" redirects here. For other uses, see redgate (disambiguation).
| The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women | |
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|  Theatrical poster for The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (1962) | |
| Hangul | 열녀문 | 
| Hanja | 烈女門 | 
| Revised Romanization | Yeolnyomun | 
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏllyŏmun | 
| Directed by | Shin Sang-ok[1] | 
| Produced by | Shin Sang-ok | 
| Written by | Hwang Sun-won | 
| Starring | Choi Eun-hee Shin Young-kyun | 
| Music by | Jeong Yun-ju | 
| Cinematography | Jeong Hae-jun | 
| Edited by | Kim Yeong-hie | 
| Distributed by | Shin Films | 
| Release dates | December 13, 1962 | 
| Country | South Korea | 
| Language | Korean | 
The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (열녀문 - Yeolnyeomun) is a 1962 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.[2][3][4] It was also entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[5]
Synopsis
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.[6]
Cast
- Choi Eun-hee[4]
- Shin Young-kyun
- Kim Dong-won
- Han Eun-jin
References
- ↑  Infobox data from "Bound by Chastity Rule ( Yeollyeomun )(1962)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 09-04-28. Check date values in: |access-date=(help); External link in|publisher=(help) and Yeolnyeomun (1962) at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 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.
- ↑  "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 09-04-26. Check date values in: |access-date=(help)
- 1 2  "Bound by Chastity Rule ( Yeollyeomun )(1962)" (in Korean). KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 09-04-26. Check date values in: |access-date=(help); External link in|publisher=(help)
- ↑ "IMDB.com: Awards for The Red Gate". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ↑  Synopsis based on "Bound by Chastity Rule ( Yeollyeomun )(1962)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 09-04-28. Check date values in: |access-date=(help); External link in|publisher=(help)
Bibliography
- Yeolnyeomun (1962) at the Internet Movie Database
-  "Bound by Chastity Rule ( Yeollyeomun )(1962)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 09-04-28. Check date values in: |access-date=(help); External link in|publisher=(help)
-  "YOLLYOMOON". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 09-04-28. Check date values in: |access-date=(help)
-  열녀문 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 09-04-28. Check date values in: |access-date=(help)
| Preceded by Prince Yeonsan | Grand Bell Awards for Best Film 1963 | Succeeded by Blood Relation | 
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