Movie

Once in a Summer

2006 · 121 min

A wistful, slow-unfolding romance that drifts between a quiet present and a politically charged past, leaving a lingering ache.

Tagline: 10 days are forever.
Overview: An assistant to a TV producer, eager to stay off his bad side, promises to convince her former professor, a famous but reclusive academic, to appear on their show, which helps locate long-lost persons. Who does grey-haired Professor Yun Suk-young want to see again more than anything? The answer to that question lies decades in the past.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, memory, grief, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 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
memory
grief
politics
isolation
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild