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My Dear Keum-hong

This is the true story of the Fauvist painter Bon-woong and Lee Sang, the poet and writer.

19951h 37mNo ratings yet
  • Drama

Overview

The story takes place during the period of Japanese Imperialism in Korea. It tells the tale of the life and loves of one peculiar poet. In 1932, Bon-wwong returned from studying fine arts in Japan. He is known as a painter of the Fauvism school of the Art. At the first successful exhibition of his works, he meets a young man, Lee Sang, a poet with really queer character. Soon Lee Sang and Bon-woong become close friends, and they meet almost every day and enjoy all kinds of interesting and usual events. Lee Sang goes to visit Bakchon (a health resort) for medical treatment. Bon-woong follow him. At Bakchon, Lee and Bon-woong meet Keum-hong (a famous waitress) and both fall in love with her. Lee loves Keum-hong physically, vulgarly, and indecently. On the contrary, Bon-woong loves her spiritually and platonically with respect. So, he can do nothing but watch the torrid love affair between Lee and Keum-hong.

Keywords

  • south korea
  • seoul
  • 1930s
  • japanese occupation of korea
  • seoul, south korea

Details

Status
Released
Release date
April 22, 1995
Original language
Korean
Spoken languages
korean
Countries
South Korea
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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