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동심초(1959) / Dongsimcho (Dongsimcho)

1959 · 126 min · Korean

A war widow running a debt-ridden dress shop falls for the publishing executive who helps clear her books, only to learn he is engaged to his boss's daughter for the sake of his career. Even with her own grown daughter urging her to remarry, she sells the Seoul house and leaves quietly rather than break the engagement, and he reaches the station in time only to watch her train go.

RomanceDrama TearjerkerForeign Gem

Why it's free: Free on the Korean Film Archive's own channel; the national archive holds the rights to the restorations it publishes.