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More Than Blue

2009 · 105 min

A slow, aching weepie that quietly devastates, built on tender gestures and secrets kept out of love.

Directed by: Won Tae-yeon
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-young, Lee Beom-soo

Tagline: A Story Sadder Than Sadness.
Overview: A terminally ill man tries to find a suitable husband for the friend he has loved since childhood.

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Directed by: Won Tae-yeon
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-young, Lee Beom-soo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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
death
grief
isolation
deception
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Won Tae-yeon
Written by: Won Tae-yeon
Starring: Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-young, Lee Beom-soo, Jung Ae-yeun, Lee Han-wi, Shin Hyun-tak, Jung Jun-ho, Lee Seung-chul
Music: Kim Tae-seong
Cinematography: Lee Mo-gae
Runtime: 105 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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