Underplayed Gems

La Dolce Vita (2008)

La Dolce Vita poster
Original title
달콤한 인생
Directed by
Kim Jin Min
Cast
Oh Yun Soo, Lee Dong Wook, Jung Bo Suk, Park Si Yeon, Jung Gyu Woon, Yoon Hyun Sook, Baek Il Sub, Jo Kyung Hwan
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 24 episodes
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A dark melodrama about middle-aged characters dealing with romance and adultery. The story uses fragmented storytelling and voice-overs to show the characters' inner thoughts.

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What happens

Bitter Sweet Life (Korean: 달콤한 인생; RR: Dalkomhan insaeng; lit. The Sweet Life) is a 2008 South Korean television series that aired on MBC TV. A dark melodrama with a fragmented narrative and voice-overs highlighting the characters' state of mind, it was hailed as a daring portrayal of middle-aged romance and adultery with elements of mystery and noir. The drama reunites Lee Dong-wook and Park Si-yeon after working together in the 2005 hit drama My Girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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