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Their Last Love Affair

1996 · 106 min

A quiet, contemplative affair drama that lingers on longing and quiet guilt, unfolding slowly with literary restraint.

Directed by
Lee Myung-se
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Kang Soo-youn, Kim Kap-soo, Kim Hak-cheol
Overview
Youngmin is a professor of literature and the father of two children. He is in love with a journalist who is an admirer of his poetry. They first meet when Youngmin invites her to a dinner thanking her for an article that she has written about him. Since them, they meet secretly in motels and restaurants. One day, Youngmin lies to his wife, saying that he will stay at a temple in the mountains for two months to write poetry...

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Directed by
Lee Myung-se
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Kang Soo-youn, Kim Kap-soo, Kim Hak-cheol
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • guilt
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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