The Classic
클래식
“ Chance is a gift for those who try. ”
CINEMA2003-01-30
DIGITAL2004-01-24
RegionKR
Runtime127 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Storyline
Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
DIRECTOR / Director
Kwak Jae-yong
KEYWORDS
love at first sightlove letterloveimpossible lovebittersweet
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