''Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors'' (''Oh! Soo-jung'') is a 2000 South Korean erotic

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, directed by

Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...

. It was screened in the

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section at the

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. It follows the romantic travails of a video producer and a gallery owner, and the web of deceit they spin around their relationship. It was an early success in the short career of female star

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, who took her own life five years later. The English title of the film is presumably a reference to

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's artwork '' The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even''.

Plot

Soo-jung (

) is a scriptwriter for a local cable TV station. She is close with the program producer Young-soo (

Moon Sung-keun Moon Sung-keun (born May 28, 1953) is a South Korean actor and politician. He has won three Blue Dragon Film Awards, two Baeksang Arts Awards, and two Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Actor. Career Moon was born in Tokyo, Japan. His father was ...

). In attempts to urge his rich friend Jae-hoon to finance an independent film he is currently directing, Young-soo visits Jae-hoon's (

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) gallery with Soo-jung tagging along. Jae-hoon finds himself attracted to Soo-jung and asks her to become his lover. Soo-jung somewhat reluctantly accepts the offer on condition that it will only be when they go out for a drink. Their tug-of-war reveals that Soo-jung is still a virgin and this impresses Jae-hoon as well as escalates his frustration. Meanwhile, Young-soo also expresses his feelings for Soo-jung. Soo-jung will have to decide whether to surrender her virginity as Jae-hoon anxiously awaits her at a hotel room.

Cast

as Soo-jung *

as Young-soo *

as Jae-hoon

Awards

;2001 Grand Bell Awards * Best New Actress -

;2000 Asia-Pacific Film Festival *Best Screenplay ;2000 Tokyo International Film Festival * Special Mention

References

External links

* * 2000 films 2000 romantic drama films South Korean black-and-white films South Korean nonlinear narrative films Films directed by Hong Sang-soo South Korean independent films 2000s Korean-language films South Korean erotic drama films South Korean romantic drama films 2000 independent films 2000s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub