Cinema
Silver Stallion
은마는 오지 않는다
Jang Gil-su · 1991
Synopsis
During the Korean War, soldiers of the United Nations rape Eon-rye, a widow of a village and mother of little Man-sik. The village rejects her and her son. Unable to earn a living, she first works as a domestic servant, then crosses the river to the quarter that has grown up around the American base, where Yong-nyeo and Sun-deok live off the soldiers. With the base, American culture enters the village and shakes the old order defended by the scholar Hwang.
Context
The film adapts a novel by Ahn Jung-hyo, published in Korean in 1987 under a different title according to the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, and published in English in 1990 under the title Silver Stallion; the director wrote the screenplay with Cho Jai-hong, and Han Gap-jin produced it. Lee Hye-sook plays Eon-rye, Kim Bo-yeon plays Yong-nyeo. Awarded in Montreal for its actress and its screenplay, it was released in Korea on 3 October 1991. The Encyclopedia reads it as a commercial, anti-American and pacifist film, but reproaches it for a voyeuristic gaze on its female characters.
Who it is for
A film of a little over two hours on the war seen from a village, harsh and without any heroism.
Prizes and reception
Best film at the 1991 Baeksang Arts Awards; the director won awards at the Blue Dragon (at the Baeksang according to the Encyclopédie).
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