''When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box'' () is a
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
South Korean film directed by
Kim Soo-yong
Kim Soo-yong (; 23 September 1929 – 3 December 2023) was a South Korean film director. Kim made his debut in 1958 with ''A Henpecked Husband'' and directed more than 100 movies through 1999 with ''Scent of Love'' (2000). He made many popular ...
. It was awarded Best Film at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
ceremony.
Name
The title of the film is a reference to the anointment of Jesus Christ at Bethany in Matthew 14:3-9, during which a woman poured perfume in her alabaster jar. The title was chosen because the protagonist lets go of the past and makes a new start.
Synopsis
Bo-yeong, young woman living with her father Hyongsik and aunt Yeseon, believes that her mother was killed during the
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
. She discovers that her mother is still not dead, but, after having been raped by an American soldier, has dedicated her life to taking care of orphans.
Cast
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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 ...
– Bo-yeong Yoon.
* Hong Se-mi – Younghee the secretary at the orphanage
*Nam Kung Won – Hyong-sik, the father of Bo-yeong
* – Ye-seon, Bo-yeong's aunt
* Yoon Yang-ha – Hyosup, the fiancee of Bo-yeong
* Chai Jung-hoon – Kyong-il, detective who is formerly an orphan
* Lee Hoon - Kwak Chang su, formerly an orphan
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Park Am
Park Am (born November 11, 1924 – March 22, 1989) was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Seoul in 1924. He graduated from the college of Dentistry at Seoul National University.
Filmography
*Note; the whole list is referenced.
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Awards
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- Doctor, who is a friend of Hyong-sik
* Jeon Young-ju - Mother of Kyong-ae
* Ko Seol-bong- Senior inspector
* Kim Hye-ri
* Kim Ki-bum
Legacy
The film is significant for its earliest examples of negative portrayal of American forces stationed in South Korea in South Korean cinema.The film addresses the issue of sexual assault by Americans, a topic that has been ignored in south korean popular media until the 1960s.
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Notes
External links
1971 films
Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners
1970s Korean-language films
Films directed by Kim Soo-yong
South Korean war drama films
1970s war drama films
Korean-language drama films
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