Late Blossom (2011)

Original title

그대를 사랑합니다

Directed by

Choo Chang-min

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

15

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This South Korean film follows two elderly couples as they find love and companionship late in life. They navigate family, aging, and past regrets with quiet dignity.

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What happens

Late Blossom (Korean: 그대를 사랑합니다; lit. 'I Love You') is a 2011 South Korean film written and directed by Choo Chang-min about the love story of two elderly couples. After opening quietly to little fanfare, the indie slowly gained positive word-of-mouth and critical praise, and eventually became a box office success with over 1,645,505 ticket sales, as well as a cultural darling among industry peers. The film is based on the manhwa I Love You by Kang Full. It was serialized online in 2007 and later published in three volumes. In 2008, it was turned into a play and drew audiences of more than 120,000 by 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.