''Bun-Rye's Story'' () is a 1971 South Korean film directed by

Yu Hyun-mok Yu Hyun-mok (; July 2, 1925 – June 28, 2009) was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in North Korea), he made his film debut in 1956 with ''Gyocharo'' (''Crossroads''). According to the website korean ...

. It was based on a novel by Bang Young-wung.

Plot

Bun-rye, the eldest daughter in a poor family, is violated by Yong-pal, who is a married man, and out of desperation she becomes a concubine of Young-cheol, a gambler who is impotent. Kong Jo-shi is in love with Bun-rye, though she still has feelings for Yong-pal. After losing his money, Young-cheol takes out his anger on Bun-rye and throws her out of his house. In retaliation, Jo-shi kills Young-cheol, and Bun-rye is driven to madness.

Cast

Yoon Jeong-hee Yoon Jeong-hee (; July 30, 1944 – January 19, 2023) was a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder who competed at Miss Korea 1964. She debuted in 1967 in ''Theatre of Youth''. She appeared in about 330 films, and her better known ...

Lee Soon-jae Lee Soon-jae (; born November 16, 1934) is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Lee made ...

Heo Jang-kang Heo Jang-gang (May 9, 1925 – September 21, 1975) was a South Korean actor, one of the representative actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He mainly took supporting roles such as villains or comical characters. He died of a heart attack after playing ...

* Choi Nam-Hyun *

Ju Jeung-ryu Ju Jeung-ryu (; February 11, 1926 – 1980) was a South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in about 400 films. Ju was born in Yonghung, Hamkyongnam-do, nowadays in North Korea. While attending Hamnam Girls' Hig ...

* Sa Mi-ja * Ahn In-sook

Release

''Bun-Rye's Story'' was rated 18 and opened in South Korea on 6 May 1971 at Kukdo Theater. The film received a total of 96,281 admissions.Bun-Rye's story(Bunlyegi)
". ''

Korean Film Archive The Korean Film Archive (KOFA; ), or the Korean Federation of Film Archives, is the sole film archive in South Korea with nationwide coverage. It was founded in Seoul in 1974 as a non-profit organization. In 1976 KOFA joined the International Fe ...

''. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

Awards

''Bun-Rye's Story'' won a number of awards at the 10th

Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...

in 1971, including Best Director for Yu Hyun-mok, Best Actress for Yoon Hung-hee, Best Supporting Actress for Sa Mi-ja, and Best Music for Kim Hee-jo.

Grand Bell Awards

* Best Director:

* Best Actress:

* Best Supporting Actress: Sa Mi-ja * Best Musical Score: Kim Hee-jo * Best Sound Recording: Lee Kyung-Soon

PaekSang Arts Awards

* Award for Film

Recovery

Although once thought to be lost, a print of ''Bun-Rye's Story'' was recovered from overseas and restored by the Korean Film Council, who screened the film at their theater in northern Seoul on 18 May 2009.Lee Hyo-won.
Old Films Return With Foreign Dubbing
. ''The Korea Times'', 18 May 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

References

External links

* * * * 1971 films Films based on Korean novels 1970s Korean-language films Films directed by Yu Hyun-mok 1970s rediscovered films South Korean drama films 1971 drama films Rediscovered South Korean films Films set in South Chungcheong Province Films shot in South Chungcheong Province {{SouthKorea-film-stub