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Gungnyeo (Korean: 궁녀; lit. palace women) [1] is a Korean term referring to women waiting on the king and other royalty in traditional Korean society.It is short for "gungjung yeogwan", which translates as "a lady officer of the royal court". [2]
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (Hindi: मातृभूमि, lit. 'Motherland') is a 2003 Indian dystopian tragedy film written and directed by Manish Jha.The film examines the impact of female feticide and female infanticide on the gender balance and consequently the stability and attitudes of society.
Kisaeng (Korean: 기생; Hanja: 妓生; RR: Gisaeng), also called ginyeo (기녀; 妓女), were enslaved women from outcast or enslaved families who were trained to be courtesans, providing artistic entertainment and conversation to men of upper class.
Bo-hee is befriended by her neighbor Nan-hee, an amateur sex expert who runs a sex shop on the brink of bankruptcy called "Casa Amor." Nan-hee's predicament inspires Bo-hee's creativity, and using her background in children's toys, she is determined to save the shop by making its ambiance more refined and by promoting better sex toys .
Yeolnyeo and its requirements are frequently a major plot component of K-drama historical romances.. The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (South Korean film, 1962); Knight Flower (South Korean TV series, 2024) Here, a noble widow is forced to be a recluse, while another widow's mother-in-law attempts to force her daughter-in-law to die by suicide, in order to win prestige and honour for the ...
The film begins with a concubine of the previous king (Park Ji-young) in a precarious position of having no blood ties to her step son, the current childless, widower king . She schemes to replace him on the throne with her submissive young son Sung-won ( Kim Dong-wook ).
Shadows in the Palace (Korean: 궁녀; RR: Gungnyeo; lit. (servant-)women of the palace) is a 2007 South Korean period mystery thriller film directed by Kim Mee-jung. The mystery thriller is a fictionalized account of gungnyeo, court maids during South Korea's Joseon era. [2] This is Kim Mee-jung's first feature film. [3]
In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. [3] [4] The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony.