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Eunuch
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Eunuch [electronic resource] / directed by Lee Doo-yong.
Published
Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 1986.
Physical Description
1 online resource (109 min.).
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Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013).
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2013. (Asian film online). Available via World Wide Web.
This edition in Korean with English subtitles.
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Summary
In this dark and sexy South Korean tragedy, Director Lee Doo Yong intertwines numerous lives from a 16th century palace to illustrate power-hungry people trapped by cruel, defunct laws. When a puppet emperor seizes power to satisfy his sexual desires, a beautiful servant girl finds herself elevated to the rank of first concubine. Unwilling at first, she savors her newfound status and ambitiously seeks to rise higher. Meanwhile, as the emperor's commands grow perverse and harsh, a young concubine and her noble lover attempt to flee. But not only must they face the concubine's ruthless and power-hungry father, they must also deal with the armed palace guards. Behind the brilliant robes, idyllic scenery and tranquil music, palace officials scheme and servants grovel to make the best of unyielding social laws. Eunuch paints a political and bloody image of a feudal South Korean palace characterized by powerless lives and deaths. Festivals: Toronto Film Festival 1987.
Variant and related titles
Original title: Naesi
Other formats
Previously released as DVD.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
Korean
Added to Catalog
January 03, 2014
Series
Asian film online
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