Adultery Tree
{{short description|1985 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Adultery Tree
| image = Adultery Tree.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster for Adultery Tree (1985)
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean|child=yes
| hangul = 자녀목
| hanja = {{linktext|恣|女|木|}}
| rr = Janyeomok
| mr = Chanyŏmok}}
| director = Jung Jin-woo
| producer = Jung Jin-woo
| writer = Chi Sang-hak
| starring = Won Mi-kyung
| music = Han Sang-ki
| cinematography = Lee Seong-chun
| editing = Hyeon Dong-chun
| distributor = Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd.
| released = {{Film date|1985|03|01}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Adultery Tree ({{korean|자녀목||Janyeomok}}) is a 1985 South Korean film directed by Jung Jin-woo. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.{{cite book|author = Lee Young-il|translator = Richard Lynn Greever|year=1988|title=The History of Korean Cinema|publisher=Motion Picture Promotion Corporation|location = Seoul|isbn=89-88095-12-X|pages=275–278}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Grand_Bell_Awards_South_Korea/|title=Grand Bell Awards, South Korea|accessdate=2009-06-25|publisher=Internet Movie Database| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090609110846/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Grand_Bell_Awards_South_Korea/| archivedate= 9 June 2009 | url-status= live}}
Synopsis
In this historical drama, the matriarch of an aristocratic family makes the lady Yeon-ji's life miserable due to her inability to bear children. The matriarch brings a surrogate mother into the family, and orders Yeon-ji to kill herself. Yeon-ji hangs herself at the hanging tree used for women who have engaged in adultery.
Cast
- Won Mi-kyung
- Kim Yong-seon
- Park Jung-ja
- Kim Hee-ra
- Jeon Moo-song
- Choe Byeong-geun
- Hong Seong-min
- Lim Hae-lim
- Choe Jae-ho
- Park Jong-sel
References
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External links
- {{KMDb film|03832|Hanging Tree}}
- {{IMDb title|304228|Janyeo-mok}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.citwf.com/film171850.htm|title=JANYEO-MOK|accessdate=2009-07-19|publisher=The Complete Index to World Film|website=www.citwf.com}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.citwf.com/film171851.htm|title=JANYOMOK (second entry)|accessdate=2009-07-19|publisher=The Complete Index to World Film|website=www.citwf.com}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?id=4693|script-title=ko:자녀목|accessdate=2009-07-19|publisher=Cine21|language=Korean|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200105/http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?id=4693|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}
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{{Grand Bell Awards Best Picture}}
Category:Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners
Category:1980s Korean-language films
Category:South Korean historical drama films
Category:Films directed by Jung Jin-woo
Category:1980s historical drama films
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