The Coachman (film)

The Coachman (마부 - Mabu) is a 1961 South Korean film directed by Kang Dae-jin. At the 11th Berlin International Film Festival in 1961, The Coachman became the first Korean film to win a major international award.[2] It was nominated for the Golden Bear Award and won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.[3][4]

The Coachman
Poster to The Coachman
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMabu
McCune–ReischauerMabu
Directed byKang Dae-jin[1]
Produced byLee Hwa-ryong
Written byLim Hee-jae
StarringKim Seung-ho
Shin Young-kyun
CinematographyLee Mun-baek
Edited byKim Hee-su
Distributed byHwa Seong Films Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • February 15, 1961 (1961-02-15)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

An elderly single father living with his adult children makes a living with a horse-drawn cart. He finds companionship with a neighbor's maid. His older daughter is a deaf-mute married to an abusive man, and his younger son is rebellious. His older son passes the bar exam, and, recognizing his father's loneliness, tries to help him marry the neighbor's maid.[5]

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References

  1. Infobox data from "A Coachman ( Mabu )(1961)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-21. and Mabu (1961) on IMDb
  2. Paquet, Darcy. "The Coachman (1961)". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  3. "Berlinale 1961: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  4. "Awards for Mabu (1961)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  5. Synopsis from "A Coachman ( Mabu )(1961)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2007-12-21. and Paquet, Darcy. "The Coachman (1961)". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-12-21.

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