The Surrogate Woman (Korean: 씨받이; RR: Ssibaji; also known as The Surrogate Womb or The Surrogate Mother) is a 1986 film directed by Im Kwon-taek, dealing with the love affair between a rich aristocrat and a poor servant during the Joseon Dynasty.
The film won multiple accolades at the 1987 Asian Film Festival, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. Lead actress Kang Soo-yeon was widely acclaimed in her role as the surrogate mother, for which she won Best Actress at the 1987 Venice Film Festival.[2]
Shin, a nobleman, has been trying to conceive a male heir to continue his family name. Unable to provide a male heir, Shin's wife gives her husband permission to search for a surrogate wife to bear a male heir. On the way to finding a surrogate wife, Shin runs into a 17-year-old girl, Ok-nyo (Kang Soo-yeon). She is a poor, but feisty, girl who states that she will do anything for money. The stubborn nature of Ok-nyo attracts Shin and influences him to choose her to become the mother of his child. Ok-nyo holds the social status of a servant, but the relationship changes both of them through the course of the movie. Ok-nyo has to obey rules which keep her hidden during the day and delegates her to perform the mating ritual during Shins wife's hours of choosing. No matter what is happening, Ok-nyo can not leave the building in which she is housed. With Shin's infatuation and Ok-nyo's attachment, both secretly meet for passionate affairs. Unfortunately both eventually get caught, which causes their separation. Ok-nyo's mother tries to dissuade her, and to break off the relationship, by telling her the realities of life. Even though both are punished for the infraction, they still continue to meet. Eventually Ok-nyo conceives an heir for Shin, but is burdened with not knowing whether Shin will stay by her side or leave with her child forever.
^. 5th Festival of Korean Cinema in Italy. Archived from the original on 7 December 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
Cho, Eunsun (2002). "The Female Body and Enunciation in Adada and Surrogate Mother". In James, David E. & Kim Kyung-hyun (ed.). Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 84–106. ISBN0-8143-2869-5.
. Asian Media Access. Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
. TimeOut London. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
surrogate, woman, korean, 씨받이, ssibaji, also, known, surrogate, womb, surrogate, mother, 1986, film, directed, kwon, taek, dealing, with, love, affair, between, rich, aristocrat, poor, servant, during, joseon, dynasty, theatrical, poster, hangul씨받이revised, rom. The Surrogate Woman Korean 씨받이 RR Ssibaji also known as The Surrogate Womb or The Surrogate Mother is a 1986 film directed by Im Kwon taek dealing with the love affair between a rich aristocrat and a poor servant during the Joseon Dynasty The Surrogate WomanTheatrical poster to The Surrogate WomanHangul씨받이Revised RomanizationSibajiMcCune ReischauerSsibajiDirected byIm Kwon taekProduced byJeong Do hwanStarringKang Soo yeonLee Gu sunYun Yang haCinematographyKu Jung moEdited byPark Sun dukMusic byShin Pyong haDistributed byShin Han FilmsRelease date21 March 1987 1987 03 21 Running time100 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBox office 2 034 1 The film won multiple accolades at the 1987 Asian Film Festival including Best Film Best Director Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Lead actress Kang Soo yeon was widely acclaimed in her role as the surrogate mother for which she won Best Actress at the 1987 Venice Film Festival 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Remake 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditShin a nobleman has been trying to conceive a male heir to continue his family name Unable to provide a male heir Shin s wife gives her husband permission to search for a surrogate wife to bear a male heir On the way to finding a surrogate wife Shin runs into a 17 year old girl Ok nyo Kang Soo yeon She is a poor but feisty girl who states that she will do anything for money The stubborn nature of Ok nyo attracts Shin and influences him to choose her to become the mother of his child Ok nyo holds the social status of a servant but the relationship changes both of them through the course of the movie Ok nyo has to obey rules which keep her hidden during the day and delegates her to perform the mating ritual during Shins wife s hours of choosing No matter what is happening Ok nyo can not leave the building in which she is housed With Shin s infatuation and Ok nyo s attachment both secretly meet for passionate affairs Unfortunately both eventually get caught which causes their separation Ok nyo s mother tries to dissuade her and to break off the relationship by telling her the realities of life Even though both are punished for the infraction they still continue to meet Eventually Ok nyo conceives an heir for Shin but is burdened with not knowing whether Shin will stay by her side or leave with her child forever Remake EditThe film inspired 1989 Malayalam film Dasharatham citation needed References Edit The Surrogate Womb 1987 Korean Film Council Retrieved 6 July 2021 Im Kwon taek s Retrospective 5th Festival of Korean Cinema in Italy Archived from the original on 7 December 2007 Retrieved 31 October 2007 Cho Eunsun 2002 The Female Body and Enunciation in Adada and Surrogate Mother In James David E amp Kim Kyung hyun ed Im Kwon Taek The Making of a Korean National Cinema Detroit Wayne State University Press pp 84 106 ISBN 0 8143 2869 5 Contemporary Korean Film The Surrogate Woman Asian Media Access Archived from the original on 20 October 2000 Retrieved 20 November 2007 Surrogate Mother Movie review TimeOut London Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 20 November 2007 External links EditThe Surrogate Woman at IMDb The Surrogate Woman at AllMovie This South Korean film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Surrogate Woman amp oldid 1136829610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
