Adada (Korean: 아다다) is a 1987 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on a story by Kye Yong-mook.[3]
Plot
The film tells the story of a deaf-mute woman living in a small village in Korea during the 1920s.A deaf and mute but mentally sane woman Adada is an active figure in the village. Yonghwan,a man of a now disgraced Yangban family, takes Adada as bride and marries her.However Yonghwan who indulge in heavy drinking leaves her and go to china and get a new bride miok which is welcomed by his family, and his family returns the dowry for Adada.Disillusioned by the whole situation She visits Suryong, who was a childhood acquaintance and Suryong promises happiness with him. However, Suryong succumbs to the his lust for money and disappointed Adada drown herself in the river. Suryong finds her corpse and mourns.
Cast
- Adada – Shin Hye-soo
- Yonghwan – Han Ji-il
- Suryong – Lee Geung-young
- groom’s mother – Kim Ji-young
- bride’s father – Jeon Moo-song
- groom’s father – Park Wung[1]
Awards
- Best Actress (Shin Hye-soo), Montreal World Film Festival[4]
References
- ^ a b “Adada (A-dada)”. Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ “Adada (1988)”. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ James, David E.; Kim, Kyung Hyun, eds. (2002). Im Kwon-taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 87. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5.
- ^ Nam, Kyung-don (2020-02-06). “[Graphic News] International award-winning Korean films”. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
Sources
- Cho, Eunsun (2002). “The Female Body and Enunciation in Adada and Surrogate Mother“. In James, David E. & Kim Kyung-hyun (ed.). Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 84–106. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5.
External links
- Adada at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Adada at IMDb