简介：Synopsis BellmakerSeok-seung(HeoJang-kang),whosemostfamoushandiworkisthelegendarybellofGoryeongTemple,islivingouthisoldageatatemplewithayoungwomannamedYoung-sil(MoonJeong-suk)ashisneighbor.Oneday,Young-silhearsaboutSeok-seung'spast. Thegrandsonofafamousbellmaker,Seok-seungworksasaservant.HepromiseshisloverOk-bun(MoonJeong-suk)thathewillmakeabellwiththemostbeautifulsoundintheworld,andwhenOk-bunsuddenlydies,hesetsaboutfulfillinghispromisetoher.Hestudiesbellmakingforoveradecade.Wanderingthecountryfollowinghisteacher'sdeath,Seok-seungmeetsawidow(MoonJeong-suk)andsettlesdownwithher.Hisgrandfatherhadcommittedsuicideafterlosingtoarivalbellmaker;Seok-seungstealsthebellmadebytherivalartisanalongwithhisgrandfather'sbellandrunsoffwiththem.Whileheisendeavoringtocreatetheworld'sfinestbell,hiswifediesinchildbirth.Continuinghispursuitoftheperfectbell,Seok-seungfinallysucceedsinforgingthemostbeautiful-soundingbellintheworldbymeltinghisgrandfather'sbellandtherivalartisan'sbelltogether,butheloseshisdaughter. Meanwhile,asshelistenstoSeok-seung'stale,Young-silbeginstowonderifheisactuallyherlong-lostfather.Growingupasanorphan,sheremembershearingthatherfatherwasalsoabellmaker.Atthetime,JapanisfightingintheSecondWorldWarandcommandeeringalltheironinKoreaforitsmilitarycampaign.ThebellatGoryeongTemplealsocomesunderthreatofseizure.Fearingforitsfate,Seok-seungtriestoremovethebellandhideit,butfallsdownacliffintheattemptanddrawshislastbreathinYoung-sil'sarms. Notes AlternatingbetweenpresentandpastthroughSeok-seung'sandYoung-sil'sflashbacks,TheBellTowerreliesonvoice-overnarrationbyeachcharactertotellthestoryoftheirlives.Thisdevicegivestheaudiencetheimpressionoflisteningtoanoldtale.TheBellTowermaywellbethefirstmajorKoreanfilmtoemployastructurethatcombinesvoice-overnarrationwithflashbacksequences.Asrevealedinfilmreviewsofthetime,TheBellToweraffordsglimpsesoftheconsiderableeffortthefilmmakersputinto,instillingsomething"uniquelyKorean"initscontentandimagery.Itisanimpressivemoviethatunostentatiouslydepictsthepremodernartisan'sstubbornpassionforhisworkandtherealizationsandregretsbroughtaboutbytime.TheperformancesofHeoJang-kangandMoonJeong-suk,thelatterdeliveringanimpassionedturninthreedifferentroles,alsomakeTheBellTowerastandout.ItisthefirstKoreanfilmtobemadeforsubmissiontoforeignfilmfestivals.…