Silver Stallion (Korean: 은마는 오지 않는다; RR: Eunma neun oji anhneunda; lit. "The Silver Stallion Will Never Come") is a 1991 South Korean film based on the novel by Ahn Jung-hyo.[1]
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 Poster for Silver Stallion (1991) | |
| Hangul | 은마는 오지 않는다 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Eunmaneun oji anneunda |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭnmanŭn oji annŭnda |
| Directed by | Jang Kil-su |
| Written by | Jang Kil-su Cho Jai-hong |
| Based on | Silver Stallion by Ahn Jung-hyo |
| Produced by | Han Gap-jin |
| Starring | Lee Hye-sook Kim Bo-yeon |
| Cinematography | Lee Seok-ki |
| Edited by | Kim Hee-su |
| Music by | Kim Soo-chul |
| Distributed by | Han Jin Enterprises Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Synopsis
editSoldiers with the U.N. forces that entered Korea during the Korean War rape a village girl named Eon-rae. The villagers ostracize Eon-rae and her son. Unable to make a living, Eon-rae joins the brothel district that has been set up near the U.N. base on the other side of the river from the village. The war and the introduction of U.S. culture break down the social order of the village. After several village children have died, the villagers put the blame on the prostitutes. Eventually the villagers, unable to maintain the village, leave their homes one by one. Eon-rae and her son also leave.[2]
Cast
edit- Lee Hye-sook... Eon-rae
- Kim Bo-yeon... Yong-nyeo
- Jeon Moo-song... Hwang Hun-jang
- Son Chang-min... Seok-gu
- Yang Taek-jo... Lee Jang
- Bang Eun-hee... Soon-deok
- Lee Dae-ro... Chan Dol-bu
- Kim Hyeong-ja... Chan Dol-mo
- Lee Ki-young... Kang Ho-bu
- Hong Yun-jeong... Kang Ho-mo
Awards
editMontréal World Film Festival (1991)
- Best Actress: Lee Hye-sook
- Best Screenplay: Jang Kil-su, Cho Jai-hong
Baeksang Arts Awards (1991)
- Best Film
- Best Actress: Lee Hye-sook
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (1991)
- Best Actress: Lee Hye-sook
Blue Dragon Film Awards (1991)
- Best Director: Jang Kil-su
- Best Supporting Actress: Kim Bo-yeon
Notes
edit- ^ Ahn, Jung-hyo (1990). Silver Stallion. New York City: Soho Press. ISBN 0-939149-30-3.
- ^ 은마는 오지 않는다 - 은마는 오지 않는다 (1991). Mydvdlist.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2008-01-07.[permanent dead link]
Bibliography
edit- Kim, Kyung-hyun (2004). "3. 'Is This How the War is Remembered?': Violent Sex and the Korean War in Silver Stallion, Spring in My Hometown, and The Taebaek Mountains". The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema. Durham and London: Duke University Press. pp. 81–87. ISBN 0-8223-3267-1.
External links
edit- Silver Stallion at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Silver Stallion at IMDb
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