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The Classic

Original title: Keulraesik
  • 20032003
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
9.3K
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The Classic (2003)
The Classic(2003)
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  • Drama
  • Romance
A college student finds a diary detailing a long-ago love triangle involving her mother, her future father, and his best friend.A college student finds a diary detailing a long-ago love triangle involving her mother, her future father, and his best friend.A college student finds a diary detailing a long-ago love triangle involving her mother, her future father, and his best friend.
IMDb RATING
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9.3K
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  • Director
    • Jae-young Kwak
  • Writer
    • Jae-young Kwak
  • Stars
    • Son Ye-jin
    • Zo In-sung
    • Cho Seung-woo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jae-young Kwak
  • Writer
    • Jae-young Kwak
  • Stars
    • Son Ye-jin
    • Zo In-sung
    • Cho Seung-woo
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    • 54User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Son Ye-jin
    Son Ye-jin
    • Ji-haeas Ji-hae…
    Zo In-sung
    Zo In-sung
    • Sang-minas Sang-min
    • (as In-seong Jo)
    Cho Seung-woo
    Cho Seung-woo
    • Jun-hoas Jun-ho
    Ki-woo Lee
    Ki-woo Lee
    • Tae-suas Tae-su
    Sang-in Lee
    • Su-kyeongas Su-kyeong
    Im Ye-jin
    Im Ye-jin
    • Shopkeeperas Shopkeeper
    • (as Ye-jin Lim)
    Hyeon-tae Yang
    • Seok-wooas Seok-woo
    Kim Byeong-Ok
    Kim Byeong-Ok
    Hyun-Jung Go
    Hyun-Jung Go
      Seo Lee
      Yeong-hie Seo
      Yeong-hie Seo
      • Director
        • Jae-young Kwak
      • Writer
        • Jae-young Kwak
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      User reviews54

      Review
      Top review
      10/10
      A wonderful, heart-warming film
      What can I say about The Classic, except that I never thought I'd like such a film. Cheesy romances featuring teenagers are really not my usual viewing, but The Classic was just beautiful.

      I am not familiar with Korean cinema, and have never seen 'My Sassy Girl' so I cannot comment on how it measures as a follow-up. But as a movie standing on its own, it was a touching, tear-jerking and humorous 2 hour journey for me. The cinematography was outstanding, and paired with an equally impressive soundtrack it created beautiful scenes of the Korean countryside, as well as enhancing the generally poignant, nostalgic mood of the film. The acting was first class all around in my opinion, the movie could've so easily gone overboard with bad-acting considering the general plot of the movie, but never once did I find myself irritated by the lead female. The casting was perfect, and I was absolutely charmed by the characters of Jun-ho and the hilarious Tae-su. There were also a lot of comical elements in the movie which had me laughing off my sofa, making the characters endlessly endearing. The film takes us through a journey of many years in the past from when the characters' parents first meet, and had me bawling my eyes out at the end. The modern day story is just as good too. The film also finishes with what I consider two big surprises which had me thinking about the movie for ages afterwards.

      All in all, I am really surprised that I liked this film. After considering why this was so since I really don't like romantic/comedy dramas, I came to the simple conclusion that this was just great filmaking, where the watcher gets utterly lost in the movie. It may not be very realistic, and however long we analyse it and it's clichés at the end all we know is that we were moved and entertained by this movie.
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      • minnie_mie
      • May 15, 2005

      Details

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      • Release date
        • January 30, 2003 (South Korea)
      • Country of origin
        • South Korea
      • Official site
        • Official Site (South Korea)
      • Language
        • Korean
      • Also known as
        • Cổ Điển
      • Filming locations
        • South Korea
      • Production companies
        • CJ Entertainment
        • Egg Films
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      Box office

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      • Gross worldwide
        • $7,582,367
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 7 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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