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

Kanggeonneo maeul
Kanggeonneo maeul
Hangul	강 건너 마을
Hanja	江 건너 마을
Revised Romanization	Gang geonneo maeul
McCune–Reischauer	Kang kŏnnŏ maŭl
Directed by	Na Woon-gyu
Written by	Na Woon-gyu
Produced by	Cha Sang-eun
Starring	Hyeon Bang-ran Jeon Taek-yi Cha Sang-eun Yun Bong-chun
Cinematography	Lee Shin-woong
Edited by	Na Woon-gyu
Distributed by	Hanyang Film Co.
Release date	September 14, 1935 (1935-09-14)
Language	Korean
Budget	3,000 won

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.
• "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

• Images from Kanggeonneo maeul^{[permanent dead link]} at The Korean Film Archive (KOFA)
• Kanggeonneo maeul at IMDb

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