The Woman Who Leaves Work in the Morning (1979)

Original title

아침에 퇴근하는 여자

Directed by

Park Yong-jun

Genre

erotic film, romance film

Country

South Korea

Rated

19

How it feels

A barmaid named Jang-Mi falls in love with a painter she models for. She later helps her younger friend Young-Ah work for the painter, but feels betrayed when the two grow close. Jang-Mi learns the painter is engaged, raises his daughter after he leaves, and dies of illness after legally registering the child in his family name.

melancholicromanticslow-burntensebittersweetunsettlingemotionally heavysoapysad

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