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The Harmonium in My Memory

Original title: Nae maeumui punggeum
  • 19991999
  • 1h 56m
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7.3/10
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Nae maeumui punggeum (1999)
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Hong-yun is a high school girl in a little mountain village who falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr Kang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her w... Read allHong-yun is a high school girl in a little mountain village who falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr Kang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as sh... Read allHong-yun is a high school girl in a little mountain village who falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr Kang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as she tries to become someone special for Mr. Kang while he seems interested in the other new ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Young-jae Lee
  • Writers
    • Jang-ho Bang(adaptation)
    • Yoon-sin Je(adaptation)
    • Young-jae Lee
  • Stars
    • Lee Byung-hun
    • Jeon Do-yeon
    • Jae-in Kim
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  • Director
    • Young-jae Lee
  • Writers
    • Jang-ho Bang(adaptation)
    • Yoon-sin Je(adaptation)
    • Young-jae Lee
  • Stars
    • Lee Byung-hun
    • Jeon Do-yeon
    • Jae-in Kim
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    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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    Lee Byung-hun
    Lee Byung-hun
    • Kang Soo-haas Kang Soo-ha
    Jeon Do-yeon
    Jeon Do-yeon
    • Yun Hong-yeonas Yun Hong-yeon
    Jae-in Kim
    Nam-hee Kwon
    • Nam-Hee's Motheras Nam-Hee's Mother
    Dae-yeon Lee
    Dae-yeon Lee
    • Teacher Joas Teacher Jo
    Mi-yeon Lee
    Mi-yeon Lee
    • Yang Eun-heeas Yang Eun-hee
    Young-hoo Lee
    • Bookstore Owneras Bookstore Owner
    Hye-rin Seo
    • Director
      • Young-jae Lee
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      • Jang-ho Bang(adaptation)
      • Yoon-sin Je(adaptation)
      • Young-jae Lee
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    Hong-yun is a high school girl in a little mountain village who falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr Kang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as she tries to become someone special for Mr. Kang while he seems interested in the other new teacher at the school, Miss Yang. —Pacific Rim Lady
    • schoolteacher
    • unrequited love
    • infatuation
    • schoolgirl crush
    • record player
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      At the time of filming, Do-yeon Jeon would have been 26 years old and Byung-hun Lee, 29.

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    Teen girl loves her teacher in winning Korean period piece
    THE HARMONIUM IN MY MEMORY (1998): Sweet, simple, efficiently directed tale of a naive country girl, circa the late 1950's, who gets a crush on her newly-arrived teacher, an engaged, educated city boy who at first dismisses her silly efforts to impress him as so much childish infatuation, but soon comes to realize, thanks to a convenient development in one of the secondary characters, how much she really cares.

    Excellent use of rural Korean backdrop and music, with a wonderfully believable performance by Jeon Do-yeon as a rural beauty coping with the bittersweet pangs of a seemingly hopeless crush.
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    • Aug 25, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1999 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Nae maeumui punggeum
    • Production company
      • Art Hill
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      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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