A Drifting Story (1960)

Gang Hyeon Hui, who takes care of her illegitimate daughter and her mother, makes a living by managing a dabang (cafe) called 'Madonna.' Hyeon Hui experiences difficulties in life but tries not to lose her dignity. However, it is not easy, for the fact that she runs a dabang and has an illegitimate child is enough for people to treat her with disdain. Gang Hyeon Hui falls in love with one of her customers, an editorial writer named Lee Sang Hyeon. However, he happens to already be married to her college schoolmate. On the other hand, a frequent customer to 'Madonna,' the young poet Min Woo, is attracted to Hyeon Hui, but when she does not accept him he becomes drunk and behaves badly. An employee of the dabang, Gwang Hui, likes Min Woo and spends the night with him, but as he does not accept her love she becomes devastated. Refusing Hyeon Hui's help, she sells her body to a stranger in the street, loses her mind, and commits suicide. Hyeon Hui is conflicted between love and morality but continues to love Sang Hyeon. The day he leaves on a business trip to the U.S., Hyeon Hui overhears the conversation of one of her customers, Choe Yeong Cheol, who is talking about his plans to sell her to a foreigner. Furious, she throws a vase at Yeong Cheol, accidentally killing him. Gravely ill, Hyeon Hui is released on bail and goes to an isolated island with Sang Hyeon. However, their happy days there are short-lived, for she dies of her illness. (Source: Korean Film Archive) Editează Traducerea

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