About This DVD

The government organization, which works to preserve and archive the films of the nation, began the series titled the Korea Film Archive Collection last year. It has released three DVD titles so far - "Hurrah! For Freedom" and "Yangsan Province" last year and "The Hand of Fate" this year. "Madame Freedom (Chayubuin)" is set to be released.

"Madame Freedom (aka: Madam Freedom)" was a huge box-office hit when it was released. Based on a newspaper serial novel, it instigated a heated controversy among Korean intellectuals because of its scandalous representation of a professor's wife. From the perspective of the Korean film industry, however, it played a crucial role in developing Korean cinema.

In striking contrast to the widow character in "The Houseguest and Mother," the wife and mother character in "Madame Freedom" momentarily enjoys freedom outside home. Woman's sexual freedom, here linked to American consumer culture, also plays the sub-plot of the Madame Freedom figure. In its attempt to come to terms with modernity, Korean cinema has focused on representations of modern female figures, and in particular, their sexuality, which are depicted as both dangerous and desirable.

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