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Life Is Beautiful

2022 · 122 min

A bittersweet, song-filled road trip that makes you laugh and quietly ache as a long marriage is revisited.

Directed by: Choi Kook-hee
Genres: Music, Drama, Romance
Starring: Ryu Seung-ryong, Yum Jung-ah, Park Se-wan

Tagline: All my life's glittering moments turned into songs.
Overview: Suddenly learning she is terminally ill, Se-yeon asks her husband, Jin-bong the absurd task of helping her find her first love, and he unwillingly joins her search. Along their journey, Se-yeon and Jin-bong are reminded of the most glittering, beautiful moments of their lives.

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Directed by: Choi Kook-hee
Genres: Music, Drama, Romance
Starring: Ryu Seung-ryong, Yum Jung-ah, Park Se-wan

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
memory
family
healing
Places: road trip
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: music, drama, romance
Directed by: Choi Kook-hee
Written by: Bae Se-young
Starring: Ryu Seung-ryong, Yum Jung-ah, Park Se-wan, Ong Seong-wu, Shim Dal-gi, Ha Hyun-sang, Kim Da-in, Park Young-kyu
Music: Kim Jun-seok
Cinematography: Baek Yoon-seuk
Runtime: 122 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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