心中的故乡

讲述了SynopsisDo-seong(YooMin)isachildmonkwholivesatasmallmountaintemplewiththeheadmonk(ByeonKi-jong),learningtheteachingsofBuddha.Hebecomesattachedtoayoungwidow(ChoiEun-hee)whocomestoprayatthetemple,andthechildlesswidowentreatstheheadmonktoletherraiseDo-seongasherownson.ConflictensueswhenDo-seongsrealmother(KimSeon-young)appears,butsheleavesthetempleforthesakeofhersonsfuture.Onthedaythewidowistotakethechilddownfromthemountain,theheadmonkdiscoversthatDo-seonghaskilledabirdbyensnaringitinatrapanddecidesnottolettheboygointothesecularworld.WhenDo-seongfindsoutthathisrealmotherhasbeentothetemple,hesetsouttofindher.NotesAfilmthathasgarneredrecognitionforitscinematographyanddirectionbyeliminatingsentimentalityandunaffectedlycapturingthequietlifeofamountaintemple.AHometowninHeartdemonstratesthecameratechniqueanddirectorialskillofmoviesthatappearedaftertheliberationofKorea.AHometowninHeart,adaptedfromplaywrightHamSe-deoksALittleMonk(Dong-seung),washaileduponitsreleaseasamasterpiecethatmarkedanewpinnacleinKoreanmoviemakingaftertheliberation.Eschewingnew-schoolsentimentalitytoquietlyexpressaboyslongingformaternallove,thefilmunfoldstheeverydaylivesofthreegenerationstheheadmonk,ayoungmonk,andalittlechildmonkagainstthebackdropofaquiettempleinthemountains.ThelongshotsutilizedbydirectorofcinematographyHanHyung-motocapturethebeautifulsceneryofthemountaintemplefromadistancereceivedgreatcriticalacclaimatthetime.Also,eachofthefilmscharactersisconvincinglyportrayedthroughtheskillfuldirectionofYoonYong-kyu.Inparticular,thescenewhichexpressesDo-seongsdesperateyearningforamothersloveandhisbirthmotherspastvisittothetemplebycombiningthemintoadreamsequencerevealsdeepconsiderationforarticulatingstoryandemotionviaacompressedvisualgrammarwithouttendingtowardsentimentalism.Themoviesfinalscene,inwhichDo-seongawakensfromhisdreamandsetsoffdownthepathinsearchofhismother,isbothtouchingandbeautiful.ThefilmalsofeaturesChoiEun-hee,inthepartoftheyoungwidowwhowarmlyembracesDo-seongwithherlove,inoneofherfirstroles.Afterword:-LeeKang-su,writingunderthepseudonymofKwakIl-byeong,firstadaptedplaywrightHamSe-deoksALittleMonk(Dong-seung)intoascreenplay,whichwasthenshotforthesilverscreenwithadditionalembellishmentsbythedirector.