My Mother and Her Guest (사랑방 손님과 어머니)

MOTHER AND A GUEST

Based on the short story by Ju Yo-seop

Director of Photography: Choi Soo-young Gaffer: Lee Gye-chang Art: KANG Sung-bum

Music:Jeong Yoon-joo

Mother: Choi Eun-hee

I(Ok-hee):Jeon Young-sun

Guest: Kim Jin-kyu

Grandmother: Han Eun-jin

Maid: Do Geum-bong

Egg Seller: Kim Hee-gap

Uncle: Shin Young-kyun Fortuneteller: Huh Jang-kang

Director: Shin Sang-ok

This is my painting of our town.

You can see the church, a kindergarten and a middle school.

Look!

There is a river too. Isn't it pretty?

There are many small houses all over the town.

And one of them is my house!

That's my house.

WIDOW'S HOUSE That's my house.

WIDOW'S HOUSE

WIDOW'S HOUSE People call it a widow's house.

I don't know what 'widow' means.

So I asked grandma...

She says I don't have a father

while others have.

That's why they call us the widow's.

GRANDMOTHER That's why they call us the widow's.

GRANDMOTHER

GRANDMOTHER My grandma living with my dad's brother.

The person my mom is most afraid of

But I'm not scared of her.

Grandma is a deacon.

If she gets a scary face I sing a hymn smiling.

MOTHER My mom.

MOTHER

MOTHER My painting doesn't show it,

MOTHER

MOTHER but she's the prettiest in the world.

I'm a widow's daughter so it makes my mom a widow.

My father passed away one year after she married him.

A month before my birth.

Maybe that's why... I've never seen my mom

laughing out loud.

FATHER laughing out loud.

FATHER

FATHER I haven't met my father in person.

FATHER

FATHER He taught at the middle school here.

Heard that he was a great person.

It's the picture of him.

I don't know why mother of my mom

says to put it away whenever she visits us.

AUNTIE MAID says to put it away whenever she visits us.

AUNTIE MAID

AUNTIE MAID Our maid.

AUNTIE MAID

AUNTIE MAID She's a widow too just like my mother.

She's a widow too just like my mother.

She works well, eats well, sleeps well and she's got a warm heart.

They say she's the happiest one at our house.

But I don't know what 'happy' means.

ME But I don't know what 'happy' means.

ME

ME I'm a 6-year-old maiden.

I am Lim Ok-hee and go to the kindergarten.

Later!

Get chicks! For healthy soup!

Get fresh eggs, too!

Hello, chicken!

Good chicks.

- Ok-hee! - Mom!

Welcome home.

They are newly hatched chicks?

Yes, please pick one.

- Want to buy eggs? - No.

We don't need any.

Be my first customer for today. Please pick one.

Please, madame!

Chicks! For healthy soup!

- I hate bean sprouts. - Chicks!

Eggs!

Let's go this way. Eggs!

Get fresh eggs.

Hey! You!

We've got eggs. Don't need any!

What?

I said I don't need eggs!

Are you a blind or what?

Can't you see what you've done?

You should've watched out!

What did you say? What the...

Rabbit dear. Where are you going now?

Hopping, hopping here and there.

Where are you going now?

Oh, brother!

How are you?

Ok-hee! How's the kindergarten?

- Hello. - Is everyone well?

This is Mr. Han. I've told you.

She's mother of brother Kyung-seon.

I see.

How do you do?

You've come a long way.

Sorry to cause you inconvenience for a while.

No way. Please make yourself at home.

And that's my sister.

Ok-hee! Come and say hello.

- Go ahead. - You're so cute.

- She is... - Yes, Kyung-seon's daughter.

You look like your father. Come here.

Ok-hee! Say hello.

What's with you?

You're a big girl now, behave like one.

- Greet him properly. - Yes.

He's old friend of your father's.

He'll be staying at the guest room. Greet him now.

Good girl.

- I greeted the guest. - Good.

He looks kind, doesn't he?

You silly girl.

Let's go to your room.

Hope you'd like it. Ok-hee's mom cleaned it.

I just loved him at first sight.

So we became close from the first day.

He's got lots of picture books.

When I go to his room to play

he shows the books holding me on his lap.

Sometimes he gives me sweets and kisses me.

You want this book, Ok-hee?

- Really? - Keep it.

- No thank you. - What is it?

Mom will scold me.

It's okay. It's my present.

Thank you.

Instead, I will ask mom

to cook something delicious for you.

- You shouldn't. - Why not?

I'll show it to mom.

- Be careful. - Don't worry.

Gosh!

You should behave, don't make a fuss.

You're always scolding me!

It would give him a bad impression.

No way.

He gave me the picture book saying he likes me.

Look!

- He even kissed me. - What?

Who's making a fuss here?

- Did he really give it to you? - Yes!

We can go and ask him!

Mister!

- It's me again. - Come in.

It's not much.

But please help yourself.

- Why don't you join me? - No.

- Mom will hate it. - Then excuse me.

Yes, please. You must be hungry.

- Eat eggs! - I will.

What's your favorite food?

- Boiled eggs! - Really?

How about you?

Well, I like boiled eggs too!

Wow, just like me!

Really?

I'll tell mom to give you lots of boiled eggs.

Don't do that.

- Mom! - What's in your hand?

Mr. Han likes the boiled eggs best!

Why took his food?

I said no, but he insisted.

And he asked me to tell you he likes boiled eggs like I do!

Good lord!

Help yourself.

Chicks for healthy soup! Fresh eggs!

Is she home?

Why don't you buy some eggs?

- We won't - Please.

No one to eat it! Go away!

- You have hard feelings for me? - What?

Don't despise me, Mrs. Sung-hwan.

We're exactly even on a social scale.

So don't be mean to me.

How can we be even?

Of course, we can!

When you're a widow, and I'm a widower.

Remember? I did nothing but smiling

when you splashed the water all over me.

So what?

Nothing. I'm just telling you.

It doesn't matter if you buy eggs or not.

How dare you touch me? Go away!

- Right now! - Okay, I will.

What a pervert!

- Wasn't it the egg seller? - Yes, ma'am.

Why did you kick him out without asking me?

Go get him.

Who would be eating eggs?

The guest likes the eggs.

- Buy a dozen or two. - Yes, ma'am.