A Moment to Remember (2004)

A Korean love story about a young couple's enduring love, which is tested when 27 year old Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.

Director:

John H. Lee

Writers:

Yeong-ha Kim, John H. Lee

Stars:

Woo-sung Jung, Ye-jin Son, Jong-hak Baek

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Woo-sung Jung	...	Cheol-su
Ye-jin Son	...	Su-jin
Jong-hak Baek	...	Seo Yeong-min
Sun-jin Lee	...	Jung An-Na
Sang-gyu Park	...	Mr. Kim
Hie-ryeong Kim	...	Mother
Ji-hyun Seon	...	Jeong-eun
Bu-seon Kim	...	Madam Oh
Hang Lee
In-hwan Jang
Pyeong-kir Kwon	...	Doctor Lee
Cheol-jin Shin	...	Manager Park
Jung-ki Kim	...	Section Chief Cha
Jin Yong-Ok	...	Construction Worker 1
Jin-won Seo	...	Construction Worker 2

Storyline

A Korean love story about a young couple's enduring love, which is tested when 27 year old Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.

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Plot Keywords:

korean | alzheimer's disease | disease | foreign language adaptation | based on tv series | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

5 November 2004 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

A Moment to Remember

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

KRW 4,550,000,000 (South Korea), 5 November 2004, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Sidus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

144 min (director's cut)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Su-jin: But I'm only 27. How could I be going senile?
Doctor Lee: It's possible.
Su-jin: So... What's going to happen to me?
Doctor Lee: A mental death will come before a physical one. Better prepare yourself for what's inevitable. Medicine can slow it down. But that's about it.
Su-jin: What about surgery?
Doctor Lee: Do you work?
Su-jin: Yes.
Doctor Lee: You should quit right away. Soon you won't be able to type or answer the phone, let alone organize things. Pretty much nothing. You will forget your family, friends and even yourself. All your memories will disappear ...

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Connections

Remade as Evim Sensin (2012)

User Reviews

Total tearjerker... and I still fell for it...

Having watched so many Korean movies and dramas that end with someone having a terminal illness (Autumn in My Heart, I'm Sorry I Love You, remember those?) I thought I'd discovered all the tearjerker tricks... Nothing, however, could have prepared me for this one... Unlike the previous deals, the illness doesn't so much kill you physically as it does mentally, and trust me, that is much much worse... First of all I'd like to commend the screenwriter for hitting the right spot with the first half... I thought the history between the couple is presented really well... I don't know why some people think it's too fast-paced cos it is possible for people to fall in love and get married in that amount of time, and I thought the use of elliptical editing was just right, not so excessive that you feel like you're seeing a trailer... The second half is the one that I think felt a little bit rushed, but the story is so mesmerizing that honestly you don't really care... And Cheol-soo is one heck of a husband, I don't know if I'd ever be able to do what he did (and let me warn you girls, that guys like Cheol-soo exist only in movies)... And I didn't think the ending was ambiguous, more like open-ended... The last scene is guaranteed to make you shed buckets... The cinematography is beautiful, as others have mentioned... They did a lot of close-ups with both characters in the same frame, which I think is really endearing... And also panoramic shots of the land where they wanted to build their house which were beautiful... My favorite thing, however, is the soundtrack... The Spanish songs are right on target but my absolute favorite is when they played "Nessun Dorma!" from Turandot (my favorite aria of all time) during the wedding scene... I cried, and it wasn't even the sad part yet... All and all, fabulous, fabulous movie... 10/10