2021/04/23
Shin Sang-ok had found a recipe for success in the 50s, with his melodramatic approach and the exceptional
Choi Eun-hee as his protagonist, which he continued, for the most part at least, during the 60s. In this case however, he added an element, that of a child actor in the protagonist role, which allowed him to induce his narrative with more cheerfulness and a sense of comedy, although the dramatic basis remains the central element.
The movie starts with a delightful narration by a little girl, accompanied by child s drawings, that introduces us to the main setting of the film, that of a house inhabited by three widows as the neighborhood calls them. The title is mockingly accurate, since Ok-hee, the aforementioned girl, lives there with her windowed mother, her widowed grandmother, and the widowed housekeeper. As the story begins, Ok-hee s uncle brings along a new tenant, a man this time, Mr. Han, who rents a room in order to be able to paint. Three of the four wo