The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women
Theatrical poster for The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (1962)
Hangul
열녀문
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeollyeomun
McCune–ReischauerYŏllyŏmun
Directed byShin Sang-ok[1]
Written byHwang Sun-won
Produced byShin Sang-ok
StarringChoi Eun-hee
Shin Young-kyun
CinematographyJeong Hae-jun
Edited byKim Yeong-hie
Music byJeong Yun-ju
Distributed byShin Films
Release date
December 13, 1962 (1962-12-13)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$9,457[2]

The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women, also known as Bound by Chastity Rules, (Korean: 열녀문) is a 1962 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.[3][4][1] It was also entered into the 13th Berlin International[5] and Cannes Film Festivals.[6]

Plot

A melodrama based on a novel. A widow in an aristocratic family has an affair with a servant and bears him a son. The widow's in-laws drive the servant and his son away. As a man, the widow's son comes to visit her, but, bound by the custom that she must remain celibate after her husband's death, she cannot acknowledge him.[1]

Cast

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bound by Chastity Rule (Yeollyeomun) (1962)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ "Bound by Chastity Rule (1962)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ Lee Young-il, Choe Young-chol (1998). The History of Korean Cinema. Richard Lynn Greever, translator. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 5–278. ISBN 9788988095126.
  4. ^ "Grand Bell Awards (Daejong)". korean-drama-guide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ "Awards for The Red Gate". imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. ^ "Bound by Chastity Rules". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

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Preceded byPrince Yeonsan Grand Bell Awards for Best Film 1963 Succeeded byBloodline


Films directed by Shin Sang-ok
Grand Bell Award for Best Film
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