The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (1962)

Original title

대장화홍련전

Directed by

Jeong Chang-hwa

Genre

drama, horror

Country

South Korea

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters, Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, encounter hardships and tragedy within their family. The film adapts a Korean folktale about their experiences and their father's remarriage.

folkloricdramaticemotionalfamily-orientedclassicnarrative-drivenserious

What happens

The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon (Dae Jang-hwa Hong-ryeon jeon) is a 1962 South Korean film directed by Jeong Chang-hwa. The film is based on a Korean folklore story called Janghwa Hongryeon jeon. It is the second adaptation of the story by the same director, after his 1956 version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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