Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1936 film)

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Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon
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Hangul
장화홍련전
Hanja
Revised Romanization Janghwa Hongryeon jeon
McCune–Reischauer Chang-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)
Country Korea
Languages Silent 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]

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Background

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

Other adaptations of the story

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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.