Chunxiang chuan

Ch'unhyang ch'ŏn = Chunhyang

By Lee Tae Won,Kwŏn-t'aek Im,Myŏng-gon Kim,Sung-nyu Kim,Hak-young Kim,Jung-hun Lee,Chŏng-gil Kim

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Publish Date

2001

Publisher

New Yorker Video

Language

kor

Pages

120

Description:

Set in 18th century Korea. Mongryong, the son of a governor, falls in love with Chunhyang, the daughter of a proud former courtesan, and they secretly marry out of fear of reprisal. Trouble results when Mongryong is ordered to Seoul to finish his education, and a new, vindictive governor pursues Chunhyang and then imprisons her when she refuses his advances. This movie unfolds through a p'ansori presentation.

subjects: Social life and customs, Love, P'ansori, Chʻunhyang chŏn (Opera), Drama, Social classes

Places: Korea

Times: 18th century