Il Mare
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- Movie: Il Mare
- Revised romanization: Siworae
- Hangul: 시월애
- Director: Lee Hyun-Seung
- Writer: Eun-Jeong Kim, Ji-na Yeo
- Producer: Jo Min-Hwan, Yun Sang-Oh
- Cinematographer Hong Kyung-Pyo
- Release Date: September 9, 2000
- Runtime: 105 min
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Sung-hyun, who just moved into ' Il mare ' receives a strange letter. The letter is from a young woman in the year 1999, two years from the present. Her predictions about the past are amazingly accurate. Her warning about a flurry of snow on a certain day in January of 1998 and the ensuing flu virus turns out to be true.
Eun-Joo is convinced that her letter has traveled back in time to December of 1997 and starts writing regularly to her newfound pen pal. A professional voice actor, Eun-joo asks Sung-Hyun to find her long lost cassette recorder at a train station. Sung-Hyun goes to the train station and gets a glimpse of Eun-Joo, who of course, has no idea who he is.
After he receives his father's last book from the future Sung-hyun belatedly realizes his father's love for him. He confesses his selfishness at his father's grave. Eun-Joo's old flame returns from the United States. But he's found himself a new love and is planning to marry her. Heartbroken, her only hope is that Sung-Hyun will stop her from letting Ji-hoon go in the first place. Faced with the prospect of losing Eun-joo whom he's grown to love, Sung-Hyun decides to make the ultimate sacrifice by stopping her from sending her boyfriend away.
Eun-Joo visits Sung-Hyun's school and is shocked to find out he died two years ago in a car crash. She realizes too late that she is in love with him too. He died on his way to stop Eun-Joo from letting her boyfriend leave to the U.S. Eun-Joo races against time to Il mare to warn Sung-Hyun.
Production Notes
- The title of this film, “Il Mare” means "The Sea" in Italian.
Cast
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| Lee Jung-Jae | Gianna Jun |
| Han Sung-Hyun | Kim Eun-Joo |
Additional Cast Members:
- Kim Mu-Saeng - professor
- Jo Seung-Yeon - Jae-Hyeok
- Min Yun-Jae - Jung-Suk
- Choi Yoon-Young - Hye-Won
- Nam Jeong-Hee
- Kim Ji-Moo - Ji-Hoon
Trailer (Japan)
JJumJJum Says:
Nov 10 2011 7:32 am
the lake house was the remake of this
mystique Says:
Jul 23 2011 2:34 am
isn't this the same plot as the lake house?
Nalyah Says:
Jun 16 2009 11:46 am
Yes, yes I have to admit it- I love ‘love stories’ :D, hehe. This one is one of my fav ones. I was totally enchanted by the plot, music and performances (Lee Jeong-Jae and Jeon Ji-Hyeon were really amazing in this movie).
The American version, though enjoyable, seemed less plausible (if you can say that here^^) and I really enjoyed the ending more in ‘Il Mare’.