Bewitching Attraction (Korean: 여교수의 은밀한 매력; RR: Yeogyosu-ui eunmilhan maeryeok; lit. "The Discreet Charm of Female Professors") is a 2006 South Korean black comedy film. The debut film by South Korean director Lee Ha, the plot revolves around a troubled professor (Moon So-ri) and her sexual escapades. The film was released on 16 March 2006, and had a total attendance of 691,735.[2]
| Bewitching Attraction | |
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 South Korean theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 여교수의 은밀한 매력 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeogyosu-ui eunmilhan maeryeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏgyosuŭi ŭnmirhan maeryŏk |
| Directed by | Lee Ha |
| Starring | Moon So-ri Ji Jin-hee |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | MK Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$2,100,000 |
| Box office | US$2,504,320[1] |
Plot
The movie revolves around Eun-sook (Moon So-ri), a lovely but promiscuous professor in a university, who has all the male professors wrapped around her finger. When a popular comic book artist Seok-gyu (Ji Jin-hee) joins the environmental awareness group that she belongs to, he attracts the jealously of Mr. Yoo, a group member who fears that he would steal Eun-sook from him, even though Eun-sook does not return his intense love. What is not known to the rest is that Eun-sook and Seok-gyu attended the same junior high school where they share a secretive tragic history. Back then, Eun-sook was the girlfriend of Seok-gyu's older brother and the three rebellious teenagers indulged in promiscuous sex . Eun-sook worries that her past may be revealed.
Cast
- Moon So-ri
- Ji Jin-hee
- Park Won-sang
- Yoo Seung-mok as teacher Mr. Yoo.
- Kim Won-joon
- Jo Sung-ha
