Il Mare (2000)

09/09/2000Fantasy, Drama, Romance1h 36m
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Love that resides in one place at two different times.

Overview

In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Gianna Jun

    Kim Eun-ju

  2. Cast 1

    Lee Jung-jae

    Han Sung-hyun

  3. Cast 1

    Kim Mu-saeng

    Professor Han

  4. Cast 1

    Cho Seung-yeon

    Jae-hyeok

  5. Min Yun-jae

    Jeong-suk

  6. Cast 1

    Choe Yun-yeong

    Hye-won

  7. Cast 1

    Hong So-yeong

    Voice Actor

  8. Cast 1

    Nam Jung-hee

    Eun-ju's Mother

Il Mare presents a beautifully crafted time-travel romance that balances emotional depth with a clever narrative structure, successfully connecting two souls across different years through a mysterious mailbox. While the film handles its time-loop logic with surprising clarity—especially in showing cause and effect between timelines—it does leave a few unanswered questions, particularly regarding character placements in the altered future. Strong visuals, fitting music, and touching performances support its melancholic tone, making it a memorable watch for fans of subtle, fictional romantic dr...

Status Released

Original LanguageKorean 

Budget$25,000,000.00

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