心中的故乡

简介：SynopsisDo-seong(YooMin)isachildmonkwholivesatasmallmountaintemplewiththeheadmonk(ByeonKi-jong),learningtheteachingsofBuddha.Hebeesattachedtoayoungwidow(ChoiEun-hee)whoestoprayatthetemple,andthechildlesswidowentreatstheheadmonktoletherraiseDo-seongasherownson.ConflictensueswhenDo-seong'srealmother(KimSeon-young)appears,butsheleavesthetempleforthesakeofherson'sfuture.Onthedaythewidowistotakethechilddownfromthemountain,theheadmonkdisversthatDo-seonghaskilledabirdbyensnaringitinatrapanddecidesnottolettheboygointothesecularworld.WhenDo-seongfindsoutthathisrealmotherhasbeentothetemple,hesetsouttofindher.NotesAfilmthathasgarneredregnitionforitscinematographyanddirectionbyeliminatingsentimentalityandunaffectedlycapturingthequietlifeofamountaintemple.AHometowninHedemonstratesthecameratechniqueanddirectorialskillofmoviesthatappearedaftertheliberationofKorea.AHometowninHe,adaptedfromplaywrightHamSe-deok'sALittleMonk(Dong-seung),washaileduponitsreleaseasamasterpiecethatmarkedanewpinnacleinKoreanmoviemakingaftertheliberation.Eschewingnew-schoolsentimentalitytoquietlyexpressaboy'slongingformaternallove,thefilmunfoldstheeverydaylivesofthreegenerationstheheadmonk,ayoungmonk,andalittlechildmonkagainstthebackdropofaquiettempleinthemountains.ThelongshotsutilizedbydirectorofcinematographyHanHyung-motocapturethebeautifulsceneryofthemountaintemplefromadistancereceivedgreatcriticalalaimatthetime.Also,eachofthefilm'scharactersisnvincinglyportrayedthroughtheskillfuldirectionofYoonYong-kyu.Inplar,thescenewhichexpressesDo-seong'sdesperateyearningforamother'sloveandhisbirthmother'spastvisittothetemplebybiningthemintoadreamsequencerevealsdeepnsiderationforlatingstoryandemotionviaapressedvisualgrammarwithouttendingtowardsentimentalism.Themovie'sfinalscene,inwhichDo-seongawakensfromhisdreamandsetsoffdownthepathinsearchofhismother,isbothtouchingandbeautiful.ThefilmalsofeaturesChoiEun-hee,inthepoftheyoungwidowwhowarmlyembracesDo-seongwithherlove,inoneofherfirstroles.Afterword-LeeKang-su,writingunderthepseudonymofKwakIl-byeong,firstadaptedplaywrightHamSe-deok'sALittleMonk(Dong-seung)intoascreenplay,whichwasthenshotforthesilverscreenwithadditionalembellishmentsbythedirector.