Tale of Cinema

Tale of Cinema

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Release Date

5/27/2005

Runtime

89 mins

Genres

Overview

In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Dong-soo, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen. Their stories will cross paths thanks to their love for cinema.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

-

Revenue

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Homepage

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A melancholic meditation on cinema's power to connect strangers, where suicidal impulses and artistic obsession intertwine in the snowy streets of Seoul. The film moves between loneliness and longing, asking whether art and love can save us from ourselves.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplativeBittersweetTense

Themes

MortalityArt and creationLoveIsolationObsession

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Nonlinear

Heads up

Suicide and self-harm

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