Ban Geum-ryeon (1982)

Original title

반금련

Directed by

Kim Ki-young

Genre

historical film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 30m

Elsewhere

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How it feels

A woman trapped in an unhappy marriage falls for her husband's handsome brother, setting off a series of betrayals and deadly consequences. This film is based on a classic Chinese novel and was made years before its eventual release due to censorship.

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What happens

Ban Geum-ryeon (Korean: 반금련; also known as The Story of Pan Jinlian) is a 1982 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young, based upon the 16th-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei. Filmed in 1975, the film was banned at the time, and 40 minutes of footage had been censored when it was finally released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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