The Plighted Love under the Moon (1923)
- Directed by
- Paeng-nam Yun
- Country
- Empire of Japan
How it feels
A silent black and white film funded by the Japanese colonial government in Korea. It tells a romantic story involving a pledge made under the moon. The director was Paeng-nam Yun and it featured members of a popular theater troupe.
melodramaticformaldistantromanticstagedold-fashionedsomberpropagandistic
What happens
《월하의 맹서》(月下의 盟誓)는 조선 총독부에서 자금을 댄 목적성 영화이며, 1923년 처음 상영되었다. 흑백 35밀리로 촬영된 무성 영화이다. 《월하의 맹서》는 윤백남이 첫 번째 각본, 감독한 작품으로 민중극단 단원들이 대거 출연하였다. 이때 윤백남은 민중극단 단원이었던 이월화를 여주인공으로 발탁하였다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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