Woman of Fire
| Woman of Fire | |
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 Poster for Woman of Fire (1971) | |
| Hangul | 화녀 |
| Hanja | 火女 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwanyeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwanyŏ |
| Directed by | Kim Ki-young[1] |
| Written by | Kim Ki-young |
| Produced by | Jung Jin-woo |
| Starring | Namkoong Won Youn Yuh-jung |
| Cinematography | Jung Il-sung |
| Edited by | Kim Hee-su |
| Music by | Han Sang-ki |
| Distributed by | Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $24,955[2] |
Woman of Fire (Korean: 화녀; RR: Hwanyeo) is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. This was the second film in Kim's Housemaid trilogy followed by Woman of Fire '82. The film is a remake of the classical The Housemaid.[3]
Plot[]
The lives of a composer and his wife, who live on a chicken farm, are thrown into turmoil when a femme fatale joins their household.[1]
Release[]
Woman of Fire was rescreened in South Korean cinemas on May 1, 2021.[4]
Cast[]
- Namkoong Won as Dong-shik[1]
- as Jeong-suk
- Youn Yuh-jung as Myeong-ja
- Choi Moo-ryong as Detective
- Kim Ju-mi-hye
- O Yeong-a as Hye-ok
- Hwang Baek
- Chu Seok-yang as Ki-ja
- Lee Hoon
- Lee Ji-yeon
Awards[]
- Festival de Cine de Sitges[5]
- Special Mention Best Actress (Youn Yuh-jung)
- Blue Dragon Film Awards[6]
- Best Director (Kim Ki-young)
Notes[]
- ^ a b c "Woman of Fire (Hwanyeo) (1971)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Woman of Fire (1971)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Youn Yuh-jung's maiden film 'Woman of Fire' comes under limelight". The Korea Times. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Kang, Hyun-kyung (2021-04-23). "Oscar-nominee Youn Yuh-jung's debut film to be screened on May 1". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Awards for Hwayo (1970)". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Woman of Fire (Hwanyeo)". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
Bibliography[]
- Ahn, Min-hwa. "Representing the Anxious Middle Class: Camera Movement, Sound, and Color in The Housemaid and Woman of Fire". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- Ahn, Min-hwa. "Woman of Fire". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- Sin, Chang-Heui. "A Study of the Images of Women in Kim Ki-young's Films: Woman of Fire, Numi, and Carnivore". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
External links[]
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- 1971 films
- Korean-language films
- Maids in films
- 1970s Korean-language films
- South Korean films
- Films directed by Kim Ki-young
- South Korean romantic thriller films
- South Korean erotic films
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