Focus: The mother, Irene

Here, we analyze the short film “Marriage of Inconvenience” by Jin Rho while focusing on the character of the mother, Irene. In your analysis, you are also invited to include references to conflict, framing, themes, and message.

In your analysis of the short movie, you should note that Irene is the central character of the plot. This is first suggested through the framing which only follows her. By framing we refer to the way movie scenes are shot, where and on what the camera is focused. 

Both the opening and the end frame show Irene alone. In the first frame, she is alone in the kitchen, touching the cross at her neck. This frame foreshadows the main conflict of the movie, which is Irene’s ...