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Fantasy of the Girls

2018 · 105 min

A tender, quietly aching coming-of-age romance that lingers on stolen glances and the nervous thrill of first love.

Tagline
Is this the feeling of first love?
Overview
Upon helping her friend audition for their all-girls high school's production of Romeo & Juliet, freshman Sun-wha is unexpectedly cast as Juliet. To her surprise Romeo is played by the über-cool and stunning senior Ha-nam, whom all the girls seem to have a crush on. As the two would-be thespians grow closer, Ha-nam takes Sun-wha under her wing in more ways than one. However this sparks the jealousy of the play's director, Su-yeon, whom, it turns out, is more than friends with Ha-nam.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • love
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • friendship
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    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
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Ahn Jeong-min
    Written by
    Ahn Jeong-min
    Starring
    Roh Jeong-eui, Cho Soo-hyang, Kwon Na-ra, Cho Soo-ha, Cho Byeong-kyu, Park Soo-yeon, Yoo Chung-eun, Kim Jung-pal
    Music
    Jang Hyeok-jin
    Cinematography
    Kim Jong-jin
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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