Il Mare
2000 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 7.3 · 84% critics
A woman moves out of a quiet seaside house and leaves a note in the mailbox for whoever lives there next. Two years earlier, a disillusioned architect moves in, finds her message, and writes back—only to discover the mailbox can deliver letters across time, drawing two lonely people into a tender connection.
Also known as Mare
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Details
- Original title
- 시월애
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-09-09
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (192 votes)
About
If you enjoy wistful, slow-burn romances with a gentle sci‑fi hook and lots of longing, this is a great pick; Not for you if you need fast pacing or airtight time-travel logic, like in Lovely Runner.
Pros: inventive time-crossed romance; strong emotional pull; beautiful seaside atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing at times; some plot holes; music can feel cheesy
Themes
- new love
- letter
- millenium
- mailbox
- changing the past or future
Cast & crew
Gianna Jun
as Kim Eun-ju
Lee Jung-jae
as Han Sung-hyun
Kim Mu-saeng
as Professor Han
Cho Seung-yeon
as Jae-hyeok
- MY
Min Yun-jae
as Jeong-suk
Choe Yun-yeong
as Hye-won
Hong So-yeong
as Voice Actor
Nam Jung-hee
as Eun-ju's Mother
Directed by Lee Hyun-seung