Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors explained

Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
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Hangul:오! 수정
Rr:O! Su-jeong
Mr:O! Su-jŏng
Director:Hong Sang-soo
Producer:Ahn Byeong-ju
Starring:Lee Eun-ju
Moon Sung-keun
Jeong Bo-seok
Music:Ok Gil-seong
Editing:Hahm Sung-won
Cinematography:Choi Yeong-taek
Studio:Mirashin Korea
Distributor:Buena Vista International Korea
Runtime:126 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean

Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (Oh! Soo-jung) is a 2000 South Korean erotic comedy-drama, directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

It follows the romantic travails of a video producer and a gallery owner, and the web of deceit they spin around their relationship. It was an early success in the short career of female star Lee Eun-ju, who took her own life five years later.[2]

The English title of the film is a reference to Marcel Duchamp's artwork The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even.[3]

Plot

Soo-jung (Lee Eun-ju) is a scriptwriter for a local cable TV station. She is close with the program producer Young-soo (Moon Sung-keun). In attempts to urge his rich friend Jae-hoon to finance an independent film he is currently directing, Young-soo visits Jae-hoon's (Jeong Bo-seok) gallery with Soo-jung tagging along. Jae-hoon finds himself attracted to Soo-jung and asks her to become his lover. Soo-jung somewhat reluctantly accepts the offer on condition that it will only be when they go out for a drink. Their tug-of-war reveals that Soo-jung is still a virgin and this impresses Jae-hoon as well as escalates his frustration. Meanwhile, Young-soo also expresses his feelings for Soo-jung. Soo-jung will have to decide whether to surrender her virginity as Jae-hoon anxiously awaits her at a hotel room.

Cast

Awards

2001 Grand Bell Awards[4]
2000 Asia-Pacific Film Festival
2000 Tokyo International Film Festival

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors . 2009-10-16 . festival-cannes.com . 2012-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008114257/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5163/year/2000.html . live .
  2. Web site: Grief, Speculation Greet Mysterious Lee Eun-ju Suicide. February 21, 2024. February 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220091024/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/02/24/2005022461002.html. live.
  3. Web site: Jutton . Lee . 2022-06-14 . VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS: Revisiting Hong Sang-soo's Third Feature . 2023-06-22 . Film Inquiry . en-us . 2023-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230622150406/https://www.filminquiry.com/virgin-stripped-bare-2000-review/ . live .
  4. Web site: Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors. 2012-10-03. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030342/http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/viergemiseanuparsespretendants/. live.