Keulraesik (2003)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Jae-young Kwak

Writer:

Jae-young Kwak (writer)

Release Date:

30 January 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Romance

Plot:

Shy Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name...

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ye-jin Son	...	Ji-hae / Ju-hie
In-seong Jo	...	Sang-min
Seung-woo Cho	...	Jun-ho
Ki-woo Lee	...	Tae-su
Sang-in Lee	...	Su-kyeong
Ye-jin Lim	...	Shopkeeper
Hyeon-tae Yang	...	Seok-woo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Byeong-ok Kim
Yeong-hie Seo

Also Known As:

Classic (International: English title)

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

South Korea:12

Company:

Egg Films

Heart Warming and Satisfying Love Story¡KA Classic!!!

I just love this story. This is a beautiful picturesque movie about first love, a touching tale about love, sacrifice, and friendship crossing two generations. The movie begins with the story of the daughter. From the beginning, the movie showcases the stunning Korean scenery and beautiful camera angles. The movie unfolds with the telling of the daughter Chi-hye and her crush Sang-min a boyfriend of her friend Su-kyeong. The movie quickly dives into the heart of the movie when the daughter discovers her mother's diary about her first love. This, my fellow movie aficionado, is the start of the Classic. For sake of brevity and not giving away the plot, I will not go into detail about this wonderfully written and wonderfully acted movie. There are some flaw in the movie but even with that I am blown away by how emotionally gripping and satisfying the story and acting of the main actress Son Yeh-jin and Cho Seun-woo (who play's the mother's love interest). The musical scores and selections are awesome and very fitting to the mood of the story. The movie title suggests a classic Korean love story but in the end, I can't help but wish that I too could have experienced such level of love. For the romantic at heart and those who want to experience the full range of human emotion watch this movie, better yet own this movie.