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Kanggeonneo maeul (Korean: 강 건너 마을; lit. The Town Across the River) is a 1935 Korean film directed by Na Woon-gyu. It premiered at the Dansungsa theater in downtown Seoul.

Plot

This film is a melodrama concerning a spoiled only son, played by Jeon Taek-yi. After his father scolds him for his excessive drinking, he sells the family's only cow for money to leave for Seoul. Finding life difficult on his own in Seoul, he returns to his family begging forgiveness.^[1]

Artistic significance

The film aimed for socialist realism.^[2]

See also

• Korea under Japanese rule
• List of Korean-language films
• Cinema of Korea

References

• Kim, Kab-ui (2001). Chunsa Na Un-gyu chonjip: ku saengae wa yesul (춘사나운규전집: 그생애와예술). Seoul: Chimmundang. ISBN 89-303-0877-5. [1]
• "The town across the river (Ganggeonneo ma-eul)". The Korean Film Archive (KOFA). Retrieved 2007-05-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links

• Kanggeonneo maeul at IMDb