Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors

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Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
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Hangul
오! 수정
RR O! Sujeong
MR O! Sujŏng
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Written by Hong Sang-soo
Produced byAhn Byeong-ju
Starring Lee Eun-ju
Moon Sung-keun
Jeong Bo-seok
CinematographyChoi Yeong-taek
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Music byOk Gil-seong
Production
company
Mirashin Korea
Distributed by Buena Vista International Korea
Release date
  • 26 May 2000 (2000-05-26)
Running time
126 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (Oh! Soo-jung) is a 2000 South Korean erotic comedy-drama, directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

Contents

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 Lee Eun-ju, who took her own life five years later. [2]

The English title of the film is a reference to Marcel Duchamp's artwork The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even . [3]

Plot

Soo-jung (Lee Eun-ju) is a scriptwriter for a local cable TV station. She is close with the program producer Young-soo (Moon Sung-keun). In attempts to urge his rich friend Jae-hoon to finance an independent film he is currently directing, Young-soo visits Jae-hoon's (Jeong Bo-seok) 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

Awards

2000 Asia-Pacific Film Festival [4]
2001 Grand Bell Awards [5]
2000 Asia-Pacific Film Festival
2000 Tokyo International Film Festival

References

  1. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Grief, Speculation Greet Mysterious Lee Eun-ju Suicide". Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ Jutton, Lee (2022-06-14). "VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS: Revisiting Hong Sang-soo's Third Feature". Film Inquiry. Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  4. ↑ Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000) - Awards - IMDb . Retrieved 2025-05-26– via www.imdb.com.
  5. ↑ "Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-03.


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