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The Master: LEE BYUNG HUN

Once in a Summer

JOH Gunshik|Korea|2006|115min |12+

Trailer

Schedule

Code: 416

Time: 7/6 16:30 - 18:25

Theater: Bucheon City Hall Fantastic Cube

Rate: 12

Unless otherwise indicated by the Subtitle code below, English subtitles are provided for all non-English language films.
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Schedule

Code: 416

Time: 7/6 16:30 - 18:25

Theater: Bucheon City Hall Fantastic Cube

Rate: 12

Unless otherwise indicated by the Subtitle code below, English subtitles are provided for all non-English language films.
별아이콘 Notice of No English-Subtitle

Program Note

Once in a Summer is set against the backdrop of South Korea’s pro-democracy movement and the opposition to President Park Chung-hee’s third-term constitutional amendment in 1969. Seok-yeong (Lee Byung Hun), the privileged son of a wealthy Seoul family, joins a rural volunteer program without much thought, only to meet Jeong-in (Soo Ae), a local librarian. Soon, their summer romance unfolds, but the revelation that Jeong-in’s father defected to North Korea casts a long shadow over their future. In the first half of the film, Lee captures the lighthearted innocence of young love with a disarming charm. In the latter half, he delivers a devastating portrayal of heartbreak, as Seok-yeong is forced to turn away from the woman he loves under the weight of a repressive era. The final scene, when Seok-yeong, once naive and indifferent, embraces Jeong-in at the interrogation center with desperate resolve, resonates with a sorrow so powerful that it moves even viewers who don’t typically gravitate toward melodrama. (Flora Got PARK)