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Life of a Woman (1962)

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Directed by
Shin Gyeong-gyun
Country
South Korea

How it feels

A woman endures a long and difficult marriage to a husband who is unfaithful throughout their life together. She watches his miserable end and the decline of their family as she quietly bears her suffering.

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What happens

"여자의 일생"은 1962년 공개된 대한민국의 영화이다. 기 드 모파상의 원작 소설을 각색한 것으로 여자가 결혼해서 아들을 낳고 외도로 평생을 일관해온 남편의 비참한 최후와 가문의 몰락을 지켜보며 인고의 세월을 살아가는 과정을 그린다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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