별들의 고향(1974) 복원본 / Heavenly homecoming to stars (Byeoldeul-ui gohyang) Restoration Ver

Abandoned by her first love, a naive young woman drifts from a controlling second marriage into hostess work and a genuine, doomed romance with a struggling painter. One of the defining melodramas of 1970s Korean cinema, it follows her slide into addiction and isolation to a snowbound ending the painter arrives at just one step too late to prevent.

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