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Mulleya Mulleya

Field	Value
name	Mulleya Mulleya
image	Mulleya Mulleya.jpg
caption	Theatrical poster for Mulleya Mulleya (1984)
native_name
director	Lee Doo-yong
producer	Jeong Woong-ki
writer	Im Choong
starring	Won Mi-kyung
Shin Il-ryong
music	Jeong Yoon-joo
cinematography	Lee Seong-choon
editing	Lee Kyung-ja
studio	HanRim Films Co., Ltd.
released
runtime	100 minutes
country	South Korea
language	Korean

Shin Il-ryong Mulleya Mulleya (; also known as Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women), is a 1984 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

A historical drama about the life of a widow. 15th century life was sometimes cruel to Korean women and this story depicts a lot of the injustices that could occur as happening to Kil-Rye, the heroine.

Cast

Won Mi-kyung: Gillye
Shin Il-ryong: Yun-bo
Moon Jung-suk: Mother
Choe Sung-kwan: Father
Park Min-ho
Choe Seong-ho
Moon Mi-bong
Yang Chun
Hyun Kill-soo
Choe Jeong-won

Critical reception

Comment on contemporary reactions to this film: There was a great deal of controversy in the Korean media when this film came out, saying that this work did not represent Korea well. Some objected to the shade of the lead actress' skin, saying that she looked too dark for a Korean. Whiteness of skin was and is still considered important among many in Korea.

Others scoffed that it was unlikely that all of the injustices depicted could have happened to one woman. However, it is a vivid and visually spectacular depiction of the struggles many women went through in that time period.

The film also polarized audiences and stirred controversy when it was shown at the East–West Center and the Fifth International Film Festival in Honolulu.

References

Notes

Bibliography

References

"Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". [[Korean Movie Database]] Korean Movie Database.
Lee Young-il, Richard Lynn Greever, tr.. (1988). "The History of Korean Cinema". Motion Picture Promotion Corporation.
"Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". [[Internet Movie Database]].
"Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". [[Korean Movie Database]] Korean Movie Database.
"Yeoin janhoksa moulleya moulleya". Cannes.
Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
"Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (Yeoin...(1983)". [[Korean Movie Database]] Korean Movie Database.
Dissanayake, Wimal. (1994). "Colonialism and Nationalism in Asian Cinema". Indiana University Press.

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