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Love Story (1996)

Love Story poster
Original title
러브 스토리
Directed by
Bae Chang-ho
Genre
drama, romance
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
15
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 40-something film director and a 30-something interior designer have an ordinary love story. The director based the film on his own experiences and cast his real-life wife as the female lead.

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What happens

"러브 스토리"(Love Story)는 배창호 감독이 자신의 경험을 바탕으로 해, 40대 노총각 영화 감독과 30대 인테리어 디자이너의 평범한 사랑 이야기를 서정적으로 그린 작품이다. 배창호 감독이 각본, 감독은 물론 주연까지 맡았으며, 특히 실제 부인인 김유미가 직접 여주인공으로 출연까지 하여 화제를 모았다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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