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The Insect Woman
2nd(1997) Retrospective Section
Urbanization · Social Criticism · Psychology
- CountryKorea
- Production Year1979
- Running Time110min
- Format 35mm
Program Note
After Professor Lee suffers a nervous breakdown, he is admitted into a mental institution. Most of the patients there suffer from extra-marital affairs gone sour. Upon hearing the story of a man murdered by his jealous girlfriend after their affair has ended, Lee realizes his mistakes, recovers from his illness, and returns to his faithful wife.
Director
KIM Ki-Young
Born in Seoul in 1922, after making his debut with the film [The Box of Death](1955), he directed around 30 films including [Servant Girl](1960), [Woman of Fire](1971), and [Chungnyeo](1972). His filmic world came into focus when the 2nd PIFF presented a retrospective about him and recently his film [Servant Girl] was digitally restored and remade into a new version by director Im Sangsoo.
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Credit
- Director KIM Ki-Young 김기영
- Cast Nam Gung-Won(남궁원), Yoon Yeo-Jung(윤여정)
- Screenplay Kim Ki-Young, Kim Seung-Ok
- Cinematography Chung Il-Sung