Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1936 film)

Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon
Sceneshot
Hangul
장화홍련전
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJanghwa Hongryeon jeon
McCune–ReischauerChang-hwa hong-ryŏn jŏn
Directed byGae-myeong Hong
Written byGae-myeong Hong
StarringSu-il Mun
Ye-bong Mun [ko]
Gyeong-sun Ji
Jong-cheol Lee
Release date
  • 1936 (1936)
CountryKorea
LanguagesSilent film
Korean intertitles
Budget1,500 won

Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon is a 1936 Korean silent film directed by Gae-myeong Hong.[1] The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon".[2]

Cast

Background

This adaptation of a literary classic is typical of the Colonial Korea film production.[3]

Other adaptations of the story

'Janghwa Hongryeon jeon' (often referred to as 'A Tale of Two Sisters' or 'Two Sisters') had been adapted for the screen in 1924, and was again later adapted in 1956, 1962, 1972, 2003, and 2009.

References

  1. ^ SensCritique. "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon - Film (1936)". SensCritique (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  2. ^ Głownia, Dawid. Koreańskie kino grozy i science fiction.
  3. ^ Kim, Dong Hoon (2017-03-22). Eclipsed Cinema: The Film Culture of Colonial Korea. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-2182-9.


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