A Drifting Story (1960)
This melodrama follows the trials and tribulations of a single mother who dares to love. Hyun Hee (Mun Jeong Suk) makes a living running a coffee house. She has to support her illegitimate daughter and mother, and bear the scorn of those who look down on her. Hyun Hee falls in love with a married writer (Kim Jin Kyu), while another customer (Choi Mu Ryong) holds a torch for her. The romantic triangles that unfold lead to tragic consequences.
- Released
- 1960-12-17
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Crime
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gwon Yeong-sun
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Moon Jeong-suk as Kang Hyeon-hee (Madam Madonna)
- Kim Jin-kyu as Lee Sang-hyeon (Newspaper editorial member)
- Choi Mu-ryong as Minwoo (poet)
- Um Aing-ran as Kwanghee (Madonna Reggie)
- Park Am as Hwan-gyu Kim (President of Publisher)
- Hwang Jeong-sun as Hyun Hee-mo
- Heo Chang-kang as Choi Young-cheol (interpreter)
- Do Kum-bong as Gye-young (Hyun-hee's classmate)
- Kim Dong-won as Lawyer
- Lee Bin-hwa as Soon-jae (Hyun-hee's classmate)
- Nam Chun-yeok as Tobacco seller
- Mun Hye-ran as Yang Su-jeong (Sang-hyeon's wife)