Hangul | 클래식 |
---|---|
RR | Keulraesik |
MR | K‘ŭllaesik |
Directed by | Kwak Jae-yong |
Produced by | Jee Yeong-joon, Lee Jae-soon |
Written by | Kwak Jae-yong |
Starring | Son Ye-jin, Jo Seung-woo, Zo In Sung |
Music by | Jo Yeong-wook, Choi Seung-hyun |
Cinematography | Lee Joon-kyoo |
Editing by | Kim Sang-beom Kim Jae-beom |
Studio | Egg Films |
Release date(s) | January 30, 2003 (South Korea) |
Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Admissions | 533,950 (Seoul) |
Gross revenue | $6,895,678 |
Plot
The film tells the parallel love stories of a mother and daughter. The story of the mother is told partially in flashbacks.
The movie starts in the present day. The daughter, Ji-hye (Son Ye-jin),
is cleaning-up around her house when she comes across a box full of old
letters and a diary that detail the story of her mother, Joo-hee (who
is also played by Son Ye-jin). Periodically in the movie, Ji-hye reads
one of these letters, which starts a flashback scene in which the story
of the mother is told. These flashbacks are intertwined with Ji-hye's
own story, in which she falls for a fellow student, Sang-min (Zo In Sung), who is involved with the school theater.
The movie tells the story of both relationships. The mother, Joo-hee,
visits the countryside as a student one summer and meets Joon-ha (Jo Seung-woo).
Together they explore the countryside, playing near a river which they
both will always remember as their special place. When a storm starts
they take shelter together under a tree, but not before Joo-hee twists
her ankle and is rendered helpless. Joon-ha carries her on his back and
they struggle home, only to be confronted by her angry parents. Before
they separate, Joo-hee gives him a necklace, which he keeps close as a
precious reminder of their time together.
Unfortunately, as often happens in affairs of the heart, a third
party prevents any deepening of their relationship. Joo-hee has been
promised by her parents as a bride to Tae-soo, Joon-ha's friend. But
Tae-soo, a noble friend, finds out about Joo-hee and Joon-ha's
attraction for each other and helps the two communicate secretly by
letting them use his own name in place of Joon-ha's in their letters.
When Tae-soo's father finds this out, however, he beats Tae-soo. Tae-soo
tries unsuccessfully to commit suicide so that his two friends can be
together.
Meanwhile, in the present, Ji-hye falls for Sang-min in whom her
friend Soo-kyeong is also very interested, but he seems not to notice.
Then, in a sweet scene, they take shelter from the rain together under
the same tree. He uses his coat to cover both of them and escorts her to
where she needs to go. The moment, while magical, does not go anywhere
as she feels his help was only due to his generous nature and not from
any feelings for her on his part.
Back in the past, Joon-ha is guilt-ridden over his friend's attempted
suicide and Joo-hee's own guilt. Determined to prevent any more hurt to
her, Joon-ha joins the army and goes to Vietnam.
There he loses his eyesight while he tries to retrieve the necklace
Joo-hee had given him. When he returns to Korea, he meets again with
Joo-hee, and, trying to hide his blindness, convinces her he has married
in the hope she will move on with her life. Though heart broken that
their relationship cannot continue, she does move on and eventually
marries Tae-soo, Joon-ha's kind friend. After they have been married for
several years and have a young daughter (Ji-hye) Joo-hee is approached
by friends of Joon-ha, who relate Joon-ha's last wish: that his ashes be
scattered by Joo-hee in the river, now a reservoir, where they first
met. She then finds out that Joon-ha hadn't married, but he later did
after Tae-soo and Joo-hee were married. She was told that he had a son
also. The heart-break is too much and she cries.
In the present, Ji-hye's own story unfolds. Sang-min reveals his true
feelings for Ji-hye - feelings that mirror her own. It is also revealed
that their taking shelter together during the storm was no accident: he
had purposely left his umbrella behind in a shop so that he could join
her under the tree. Then, when Ji-hye pensively reveals her mother's
story to him, tears stream down his face. Silently he lifts a necklace
from around his neck and places it around hers. It is the necklace that
Ji-hye's mother, Joo-hee, had given to Joon-ha when they met. The circle
is completed: Joo-hee's daughter and Joon-ha's son have fallen in love.
Cast
- Son Ye-jin in dual role as Ji-hye and Joo-hee (Ji-hye's mother)
- Jo Seung-woo as Joon-ha
- Zo In Sung as Sang-min
- Lee Ki-woo as Tae-soo (friend of Joon-ha)
- Lee Soo-in as Soo-kyeong (friend of Ji-hye)
- Seo Yeong-hee as Na-hee (friend of Joo-hee)
- Lim Ye Jin as Shopkeeper
Development
Several of the school scenes were filmed at various universities in Korea. Notably, the library was in Kyung Hee University.
There are many parallels between the flashback and present day stories.
In the flashbacks, Joon Ha writes letters in the name of his friend
Tae-soo to their mutual love interest. In the present day, Ji-hye writes
letters in the name of her friend to their mutual love interest. In the
flashbacks, Joo-hee has an annoying female friend that Joon-ha is
initially set up with. In the present day, Ji-hye also has an annoying
friend that interferes with her relationship. Also, Joo-hee and Ji-hye
both receive the same poem from the people they love: "When the sun
shines...".
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