A Good Lawyer's Wife * Dir: Im Sang Soo. Korea. 104 mins. 2003. As an examination of the sexual shenanigans of a bourgeois couple, Screen Daily A GOOD LAWYER’S WIFE - Korean Film Council
A Good Lawyer's Wife * Dir: Im Sang Soo. Korea. 104 mins. 2003. As an examination of the sexual shenanigans of a bourgeois couple, Screen Daily
The story revolves around the Hong family. On the surface, they represent the aspirational middle-class success story. The protagonist, Eun-young (played brilliantly by Moon So-ri), is a former lawyer who has traded her career to become a full-time housewife and mother. Her husband, Joo-hyuk, is a successful lawyer.
The final subtitle read: “fasl alany.”
A Good Lawyer’s Wife is not just about cheating; it is a critique of the patriarchal Korean household. Joo-young’s journey is one of sexual awakening and reclamation of her body, even if the path she takes is socially taboo.