A housewife in Seoul

Australia, 1990

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Episode number 3 of Series “A Day in the Life of a Woman”.
Kim Nan-Hi is a middle-class housewife in a high rise development on the outskirts of Seoul. This program looks at her daily life, her dedication to her children’s education and the family at work and play together, illustrating the Confucian philosophy that “great happiness has been found in the small pleasures of the family”. Introduced by Franca Arena.

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Credits

director

You Dang-Kyu

co-producer

Gian Manara

Lee Kyu-Im

production company

Australia. Special Broadcasting Service

KBS Korea

Asian Broadcasting Union

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1990

Appears in

A Day in the Life of a Woman

Group of items

A Day in the Life of a Woman

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302714

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Asia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Korea - Social life and customs

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Asia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Housewives

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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