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Hwaiteu ballenta-in (1999)
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13 February 1999 (South Korea) moreGenre:
RomancePlot:
A girl named Jung-min writes to a young man named Hyun-jun, who is serving in the army. She lies about her age and claims to be a teacher... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Simply gorgeous moreCast
(Credited cast) | Shin-yang Park | ... | Hyun-jun |
| Gianna Jun | ... | Jung-min (as Ji-hyun Jun) |
| Mu-song Jeon | ||
| Se Jun Kim | ||
| Yeong-ok Kim | ||
| Dong-kun Yang | ||
| Jin-woo Kang |
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White Valentine
Starring: Park Shin-yang, Jun Ji-hyun Directed by: Yang Yun-ho
Korean cinema has taken off over the past few years and has begun to reach untraditional audiences, a category in which I'd include myself. There have been some movies with very good scripts and imaginative direction, such as One Fine Spring Day, Failan and My Sassy Girl.
White Valentine, meanwhile, is the debut film of Jun Ji-hyun, who has since gone on to star in My Sassy Girl, which became as massive Asian hit. In White Valentine, she plays a girl in a remote town helps run a bookstore with her grandfather. A high-school dropout, she has a talent in drawing and has ambitions to become an artist, much to the dismay of her grandfather. Meanwhile, a young bird-store owner (Park Shin-yang) moves into the town. Heartbroken and love-lost, he longs to see his girlfriend once more, and sends messages to her via a dove. The dove, however, arrives at Ji-hyun's window. And so she writes back and returns messages via the dove.
White Valentine is a traditional love story, and whilst it's not extravagant, its beauty is in part down to its simplicity. There are some beautifully constructed scenes, with gorgeous camerawork and direction. And the two central actors do bring the brightness out of the plot.
White Valentine isn't outstanding, but it is a gorgeous story. One I recommend to see.