Woman of Fire
Woman of Fire (Korean: 화녀; RR: Hwanyeo) is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. This was the second film in Kim's Housemaid trilogy followed by Woman of Fire '82. The film is a remake of the classical The Housemaid.[3]
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| Hangul | 화녀 | 
| Hanja | 火女 | 
| Revised Romanization | Hwanyeo | 
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwanyŏ | 
| Directed by | Kim Ki-young[1] | 
| Written by | Kim Ki-young | 
| Produced by | Jung Jin-woo | 
| Starring | Namkoong Won Youn Yuh-jung  | 
| Cinematography | Jung Il-sung | 
| Edited by | Kim Hee-su | 
| Music by | Han Sang-ki | 
| Distributed by | Woo Jin Films Co., Ltd. | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 100 minutes | 
| Country | South Korea | 
| Language | Korean | 
| Box office | $24,955[2] | 
Plot
    
The lives of a composer and his wife, who live on a chicken farm, are thrown into turmoil when a femme fatale joins their household.[1]
Release
    
Woman of Fire was rescreened in South Korean cinemas on May 1, 2021.[4]
Cast
    
- Namkoong Won as Dong-shik[1]
 - Jeon Gye-hyeon as Jeong-suk
 - Youn Yuh-jung as Myeong-ja
 - Choi Moo-ryong as Detective
 - Kim Ju-mi-hye
 - O Yeong-a as Hye-ok
 - Hwang Baek
 - Chu Seok-yang as Ki-ja
 - Lee Hoon
 - Lee Ji-yeon
 
Awards
    
- Festival de Cine de Sitges[5]
- Special Mention Best Actress (Youn Yuh-jung)
 
 - Blue Dragon Film Awards[6]
- Best Director (Kim Ki-young)
 
 
Notes
    
- "Woman of Fire (Hwanyeo) (1971)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 - "Woman of Fire (1971)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 - "Youn Yuh-jung's maiden film 'Woman of Fire' comes under limelight". The Korea Times. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 - Kang, Hyun-kyung (2021-04-23). "Oscar-nominee Youn Yuh-jung's debut film to be screened on May 1". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 - "Awards for Hwayo (1970)". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 - "Woman of Fire (Hwanyeo)". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
 
Bibliography
    
- Ahn, Min-hwa. "Representing the Anxious Middle Class: Camera Movement, Sound, and Color in The Housemaid and Woman of Fire". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
 - Ahn, Min-hwa. "Woman of Fire". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
 - Sin, Chang-Heui. "A Study of the Images of Women in Kim Ki-young's Films: Woman of Fire, Numi, and Carnivore". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
 
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