Il Mare | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 시월애 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Siworae |
McCune–Reischauer | Siwŏlae |
Directed by | Lee Hyun-seung |
Written by | Yeo Ji-na Kim Eun-jung Kim Mi-yeong Won Tae-yeon |
Produced by | Cho Min-hwan Cha Seung-jae |
Starring | Lee Jung-jae Jun Ji-hyun |
Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo |
Edited by | Lee Eun-soo |
Music by | Kim Hyun-chul |
Distributed by | Blue Cinema Dream Venture Capital Sidus Pictures UniKorea Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$2.5 million |
Il Mare (Korean: 시월애; Hanja: 時越愛; RR: Siworae; lit. "time-transcending love") is a 2000 South Korean fantasy romance film, starring Lee Jung-jae and Jun Ji-hyun, and directed by Lee Hyun-seung. The title, Il Mare, means "The Sea" in Italian, and is the name of the seaside house which is the setting of the story. The two protagonists both live there two years apart in time, but are able to communicate through a mysterious mailbox.
The film was remade by Warner Brothers in 2006 as the American film The Lake House starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. [1]
The plot of the movie was also used in the 2015 Indian Kannada movie Minchagi Nee Baralu.[2]