Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors | |
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Hangul | 오! 수정 |
Revised Romanization | O! Su-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | O! Su-jŏng |
Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
Produced by | Ahn Byeong-ju |
Starring | Lee Eun-ju Moon Sung-keun Jeong Bo-seok |
Cinematography | Choi Yeong-taek |
Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
Music by | Ok Gil-seong |
Production company | Mirashin Korea |
Distributed by | Buena Vista International Korea |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
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]
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]
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.
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