Selected for the Winds of Asia section of the 15th Tokyo International Film Festival (2002), the film "Marriage is Madness" attracted attention as Uhm Jung-hwa's return to acting. She plays Yeon-hee, a designer who views love and marriage as separate entities. She meets and spends a night with university lecturer Jun-young (Kam Woo-sung), but then marries another man in search of a stable life. However, she continues her relationship with Jun-young even after her marriage. Yeon-hee boldly and sensitively portrays the complex psychology of a woman torn between free love and a stable married life. Uhm Jung-hwa's bold acting and poetic visuals, which frankly portray the views on marriage and love of the time, attracted attention. This film is known as a masterpiece of Korean erotic romance.