The Widow

Year: 1955

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: Korean

Director: Park Nam-ok

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The Widow, the sole feature by director Park Nam‑Ok, is a post‑war Korean melodrama that foregrounds a woman's conflict between duty and desire. Widow Shin, raising her daughter alone, feels obliged to her late husband’s friend Seong Jin, who pursues her romantically. She rejects him and becomes involved with Taek, a man already entangled in an affair with Seong Jin’s jealous wife. Shin is prepared to sacrifice everything for Taek, but his affections shift when his former girlfriend returns.

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