To screen the 1960s drama "Mabu" in a village without electricity, the Traveling Cinema team spent t
November 05, 2004 ㅡ SEOCHEON,
South Chungcheong province
The sounds of sobbing are everywhere in the darkened middle-school gymnasium, as on the movie screen, a boy rushes back into the arms of his mother, having suffered mistreatment from his father, who is married to another woman.
As if they'd been waiting for the moment to cry, women in the audience for "Miwodo Dasihanbeon" (Bitter, But Once Again), a Korean film from 1968, take handkerchiefs out of their pockets, wipe their tears with them and pass them to their neighbors. Most in the audience are elderly, but there are also some women in their 30s and 40s.
"It's such a sad movie", Na Jeong-suk, 75, says after the screening as she makes her way out of the gymnasium, still sniffing. "How could a mother part with her child? Young women in the city should watch this film to learn family values".
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