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Il Mare

2000 · 96 min

A quiet, wistful romance that unfolds gently across time, blending longing and bittersweet hope with a touch of magical mystery.

Directed by: Lee Hyun-seung
Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Starring: Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Mu-saeng

Tagline: Love that resides in one place at two different times.
Overview: A man and a woman realize they are separated by two years of time when they exchange letters from different years in a mailbox.

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Directed by: Lee Hyun-seung
Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Starring: Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Mu-saeng

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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
fate
grief
memory
isolation
Places: single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance, fantasy
Directed by: Lee Hyun-seung
Written by: Kim Eun-jeong, Yeoh Gee-na, Won Tae-yeon, Kim Mi-yeong
Starring: Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Mu-saeng, Cho Seung-yeon, Min Yun-jae, Kim Ji-mu, Choe Yun-yeong, Hong So-yeong
Music: Kim Hyun-chul
Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo
Runtime: 96 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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