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A Drifting Story

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Original title

Pyolyudo

Year

1960

Running time

124 min.

Country

South Korea

Director

Kwon Yeong-sun

Screenwriter

Choi Geum-dong. Novel: Park Kyeong-ri

Cast

Music

Jeong Yun-ju, Sang-man Lee, In-ho Sohn

Cinematography

Lee Seong-chun, Won-do Lee (B&W)

Producer

Jungang Movies. Distributor: Korean Film Archive

Genre

Drama. Romance | Crime

Synopsis

Gang Hyeon-hui (Mun Jeong-suk), who takes care of her illegitimate daughter (Jeon Yeong-seon) and her mother (Hwang Jeong-sun), makes a living by managing a dabang (cafe) called 'Madonna.' Hyeon-hui experiences difficulties in life, but tries not to lose her dignity. However, it is not easy, for the fact that she runs a dabang and has an illegitimate child is enough for people to treat her with disdain. Gang Hyeon-hui falls in love with one of her customers, an editorial writer named Lee Sang-hyeon (Kim Jin-gyu). However, he happens to already be married to her college schoolmate. On the other hand, a frequent customer to 'Madonna,' the young poet Min-u (Choe Mu-ryong), is attracted to Hyeon-hui, but when she does not accept him he becomes drunk and behaves badly...

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A Drifting Story

1960

Kwon Yeong-sun