Adultery Tree

Adultery Tree
Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985)
Hangul 자녀목
Hanja 恣女木
Revised Romanization Janyeomok
McCune–Reischauer Chanyŏmok
Directed by Jung Jin-woo
Produced by Jung Jin-woo
Written by Chi Sang-hak
Starring Won Mi-kyung
Music by Han Sang-ki
Cinematography Lee Seong-chun
Edited by Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributed by Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • March 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)
Running time
 125 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Adultery Tree (Hangul: 자녀목; RR: Janyeomok) is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.[1][2]

Synopsis

In this historical drama, the matriarch of an aristocratic family makes the lady Yeon-ji's life miserable due to her inability to bear children. The matriarch brings a surrogate mother into the family, and orders Yeon-ji to kill herself. Yeon-ji hangs herself at the hanging tree used for women who have engaged in adultery.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
  2. ↑ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  • Hanging Tree at the Korean Movie Database
  • Janyeo-mok on IMDb
  • "JANYEO-MOK". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  • "JANYOMOK (second entry)". www.citwf.com. The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  • 자녀목 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
Preceded by
Mulleya Mulleya		 Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1984		 Succeeded by
Mother


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