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The Houseguest and My Mother
Poster to The Houseguest and My Mother
Hangul	사랑방 손님과 어머니
Revised Romanization	Sarangbang sonnimgwa eomeoni
McCune–Reischauer	Sarangbang sonnimgwa ŏmŏni
Directed by	Shin Sang-ok[1]
Written by	Lim Hee-Jae Chu Yo-Sup
Produced by	Shin Sang-ok
Starring	Choi Eun-hee Jeon Young-seon
Cinematography	Choe Su-yeong
Edited by	Yang Seong-ran
Music by	Jeong Yun-ju
Distributed by	Shin Films Co., Ltd
Release date	August 26, 1961 (1961-08-26)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The Houseguest and My Mother (Korean: 사랑방 손님과 어머니) is a 1961 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It is based on a best-selling novel by Chu Yo-Sup.^[3]

The film was given the Best Film award at the 1962 Asia Pacific Film Festival.^[4] The film was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 35th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[5]

Plot

An artist from Seoul visits the widow of a deceased friend in the countryside. The relationship between the friend's wife, her mother and the artist is depicted with reference to their concerns about social disapproval.^[1]

Cast

• Choi Eun-hee
• Jeon Yeong-seon
• Kim Jin-kyu
• Han Eun-jin
• Do Kum-bong
• Jo Yeon-hee as Worker at a wedding shop

See also

• List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

Bibliography

• 사랑방 손님과 어머니 1961. Cine21 (in Korean).

External links

• The Houseguest and My Mother at IMDb

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