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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. Jay
    Jul 17, 2002
    10
    Best ever!!!!!!! hell, i almost cried!!! man!!!!
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  2. [Anonymous]
    Sep 26, 2003
    10
    I absolutely loved this movie! This is one of my favorite movies ever.
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  3. Joel
    Aug 14, 2002
    7
    Pansori like other folk cultures requires some getting used to. I had to watch this twice to make sure that the music style doesn't interfere with the overall movie. Overall, it works I must say.
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  4. YoonC.
    Sep 14, 2003
    7
    A faithful and faintly experimental screen adaptation of a classic Korean musical play, the problem lies with the source material itself. The music is turgid, ugly, and monotonous, and its moral message relies on the virtue of woman who must bear the disporportionate share of the burden. It's morality tale as masochism, a fetishistic notion of woman suffering all the pain in the world to remain truthful to her man. The two leads are boring.… Expand
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Metascore
79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    Im Kwon Taek's exquisite Chunhyang brings to the screen one of Korea's most cherished folk tales, a timeless romance in which the lovers are challenged by differences in class.
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  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    This astoundingly beautiful Korean production is poignant, original, and engrossing.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    70
    Im's movie approaches a seething, primitivist beauty that evokes Makhmalbaf and parallels the contrapuntal textual investigations of Resnais.
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