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Having lost her husband several years earlier, a young widow (played by Eun-hie Choi) agrees to accept a male lodger named "Mr. Han" (Jin Kim Kyu) into the house that she shares with her widowed stepmother (Eun Jin Han) and their widowed maid (Kum Bong-Do). Also living in this house is the daughter of the young widow by the name of "Ok-he" (Yeong-seon Jeon) who is only 6 years old. And it's through her eyes that the story is told of the growing attraction between the young widow and Mr. Han. That being said, because Ok-he is still a child, she doesn't quite understand the societal pressures which force her mother and Mr. Han to remain distant from one another for such a long time. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a decent film for the most part with solid acting by all concerned. One thing I should note, however, is that this movie seemed to be more directed toward a Korean audience than it did for anyone living outside of that country. This could explain why the film won the best film award from the 1962 Asia-Pacific Film Festival but was not nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Be that as it may, although I liked the film for the most part, despite the obvious cultural differences and societal constraints, I didn't particularly care for the somewhat ambiguous ending, and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.