Our Fragrance (2003)

Original title

우리의 향기

Directed by

Jong-pal Jon

Genre

drama

Country

North Korea

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man and woman are set up by their grandparents but the match does not work at first. They meet again by chance at a fashion show in Pyongyang. Their families get involved and cultural traditions clash with new outside ideas, causing misunderstandings between everyone.

light-heartedromanticwhimsicalculturally reflectiveplayfuloptimisticgently humorous

What happens

Our Fragrance (Urie Hyanggi) is a 2003 North Korean film written by Ri Suk Gyong and produced and directed by Jon Jong Pal. It falls under the genre of comedy and reflects the period following the 2002 market-oriented economic reforms. Although an initial match-making attempt between Pyongho and Saebyol through their grandparents is unsuccessful, the two are brought together by fate to participate in the Pyongyang spring fashion show. Modelling both the fashion and the virtues of a wedding couple, their families convene to judge their potential union. However, tradition versus the foreign influence seeping into society becomes the theme as misunderstandings come to create drama between the two families and the young couple. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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