A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng
| A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Yong-min |
| Written by | Oh Yeong-jin |
| Screenplay by | Oh Yeong-jin |
| Produced by | Lee Seong-geun |
| Starring | Kim Seung-ho Choi Eun-hee Kim Jin-kyu |
| Cinematography | Lee Yong-min |
| Edited by | Yu Jae-won |
| Music by | Kim Dae-hyeon |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng (Korean: 맹진사댁 경사; RR: Maengjinsadaek Gyeongsa) is a 1962 South Korean comedy film directed by Lee Yong-min. The second film adaptation of the delightful comic fable written by Oh Yeong-jin in 1942 and originally performed as a stage play in 1944, it was first filmed by Lee Byeong-il as The Wedding Day (1956) and a third time by Kim Eung-cheon as Wedding Day (1977).[1][2][3]
Synopsis
Maeng Jin-sa (Kim Seung-ho), the patriarch of a village household in the Chosun era, is obsessed with his social status and constantly schemes to elevate it. He arranges to marry off his daughter Gap-bun (Lee Bin-hwa) to Mi-eon (Kim Jin-kyu), the son of Minister Kim. When a rumour spreads that his future son-in-law is crippled, he resorts to tricks to marry off his maid Ip-bun (Choi Eun-hee) instead.
Cast
- Kim Seung-ho as Maeng Jin-sa
- Choi Eun-hee as Ip-bun
- Kim Jin-kyu as Mi-eon
- Kim Hee-kap
- Lee Bin-hwa as Gap-bun
References
- ^ Bourne, Christopher (17 June 2011). "Review: Lee Yong-min's A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng". www.meniscuszine.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ "A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng". Korean Cultural Center New York. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ "맹진사댁 경사 A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng (1962) - Korean Film Archive". YouTube. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
External links
- A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng at IMDb
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