문예영화의 한국영화사적 의미에 대한 고찰 = Study on the Korean Film's Historical meaning of Literary Film

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

During the early stage of Korean film history, literary films contributed substantially. There were <Choon-hyang Jeon>which evoked interest of Korean movies from the public, <Jang-hwa-hong-ryun Jeon> that insisted only Korean producers and showed the essence of Korean film, <Un-yong？jeon> that cast Yun Baeknam, Yi Kyungson and Na Wungye, <Sim-chong Jeon> and <Oh Mong-nyeo>. These movies are all literary ones. To materialize ideal of movie, great literary works were essential. Movie directors chose literary work as a source of scenario, a reservoir for public love, an adventurous ground for motivated challenge and a gathering ground for imagination. To make literary productions films, they aimed at initial direction of film. The answer to the question of choosing scenario as the first sound movie was literary works. Also literary works were alternatives for revive Korean movies at a time of the disturbances of war and liberation. Directors who wanted to lay the new foundation of Korean movie had to get through a bar of literary works wether they liked it or not and along the lines of Yu Hungmok and Kim Sooyong were greatly fascinated by the charm of literary works. <Choonh-yang Jeon> was revived eignteen time, works such as <sim-chong Jeon> <Jang-hwa-hong-ryun Jeon> and Lee Kwangsu's works were revive many times, too. Until now there is still a great possibility of revival of those movies. Passing 1960s, literary film faced a glorious era. It was no surprise that masterpieces were poured out from movie companies, excellent and fine films swept across the nation and literary movies were perceived as superior ones. As perception of time, space and plot spreads, literary works provided a good stage to experiment structural aspect and aesthetical image. During the early and late 1960s that kind of experiment were conducted in depth. Even though literary film declined with the end of 1960s, I still believe that was an temporary step-back for further step-forward. Literary movie is a genre that have both danger and charm. It can make public bored with story they already know, on the other hand it can make people experience unexpectedness with distinctive images. Also, it can give a great stimulation in terms of storytelling and symbolic meaning. Thanks to those merits and shortcomings, literary work was a boundary between stability and change and a crossroad of ordeal and success. The reason why we have to look at literary film is to know the end of the boundary and success or failure of the crossroad. Also we should not repeat the same mistakes and we should fill up defects and correct the literary films. I expect a day will come when Korean movies are viewed more broadly and wide through literary films. If the day comes, literary film will become an warrior that lead the flow of Korean movies in the future.

Key word : literary film, Korean film history, source of scenario,