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Lee Jeong-jae, Jeon Ji-hyeon, Gianna Jun, Ji-hyun Jun, Jung-Jae Lee ... see more see more... , Mu-saeng Kim , Seung-Yeon Jo , Yun-jae Min

After Eun-jo (Jeon Ji-hyeon) ends her tenancy of Il Mare, a posh house on a lake, she writes to the new tenant (Lee Jeong-jae) asking for her correspondence to be forwarded. When the tenant replies, E... read more read more...un-jo discovers that his letter is dated 1997, two years before she contacted him, and that he is the original owner of the property. Il Mare was released in South Korea within a few months of Ditto, another film to explore the themes of national identity and love across time. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Hyun-seung Lee

Release Date: January 1, 2000

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DVD Release Date: April 8, 2003

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  • ajaymuthecooldevils
    August 9, 2011
    ajaymuthecooldevils
    It is the movie that inspired The Americans to make "The Lake House" (Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock), a remake for this movie.. This is a drama-romance movie with the story about the relationship between a man and a woman, living in the same house called Il Mare, only to know tha... read moret they're two years apart.. All this time, they were communicated through a mailbox just outside the house and when the relationship get deeper, the relationship between those two become more complicated.. The ending, I just can't say how much I love the ending, it is a great ending to end this perfect movie.. The cast did a really good job, even though the credit should be given to Lee Jung-jae rather than Jun Ji-hyun.. The story flows slowly, but it isn't boring.. Instead I just got drowned in every minute of this movie, that makes me won't blink even just for a second.. Overall, it's a great Korean movie, and no doubt it is better than the remake "The Lake House" which is actually pretty good too..
  • DragonEyeMorrison
    June 14, 2007
    DragonEyeMorrison
    A film that makes no apologies about it's sugary, and yet, it works well. The whole sci/fi element is even more surprisingly very well used, and wisely enough, doesn't complicate itselfs with too much explanations.

    A film about lonely people meeting the righ way and in the rig... read moreht time. I really have my doubts that the remake emanates the same sincerity, not to mention it has probably two of the most wooden actors in the history of cinema. So, go for the original people.
  • gator681
    June 16, 2010
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]"Il Mare" starts out with Eun-ju(Ji-hyun Jun), a voice actor, vacating the isolated beach house where she has been living in 1999. She leaves a note in the mailbox for the next tenant to forward her mail to her. Sung-hyun(Jung-Jae Lee), an architecture stud... read moreent who is taking some time off from his studies to work construction, moves into the beach house and receives Eun-ju's message. But Sung-hyun is not the next tenant. He is in fact the first tenant of the house living in 1997. The two start sending each other letters; both finding it hard to believe the circumstances of their correspondence. It takes a while for both people to be convinced of the reality of their situation and that it has to do with the mailbox.(Strange, it did not look any larger on the inside than the outside...)[/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]"Il Mare" is a nice looking movie with a very neat premise. But it is episodic and predictable. It certainly helps if you do not think that much about it.(Luckily, there is not much of an explanation given...) Overall, the movie is about missed connections between people and the regrets that we have.[/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]I thought the beach house was very cool looking but I don't like the idea of a beach being monopolized like that. [/font]
  • lesleyanorton
    May 9, 2010
    lesleyanorton
    A magic postbox carries letters between Eun-Joo in 1999 and Sung Hyun in 1997. Solid 100% romance but I was smitten by the house most of all.


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  • threefolddado
    March 13, 2008
    threefolddado
    Has a little more harder edge than its American remake "The Lakehouse".
  • SaberHead
    October 1, 2008
    SaberHead
    I've never seen 'The Lake House', but the movie it's based on is this Korean film titled 'IL Mare' ("the Sea').

    I happen to rent this movie on a whim and found an unexpectedly wonderful, remarkable, and quietly tragic romance/drama film. It has a unique story with some surprisi... read moreng twists.

    The film's lovely cinematic imagery has a delicate taste and is like sipping fine wine. One also senses the film has a genuine heart and a fine touch for the two lead characters, and how they deal with loneliness and their desires separated by time. I highly recommend this movie if you come across it in a rental shop, a video store, or anywhere online.

    I'm a sucker for a good romance film so this one gets five full stars from me.

    *****
  • magichelmet
    March 18, 2008
    magichelmet
    Forget the American version (The Lake House), the original is much better. A slow burn, quiet and thought provoking.
  • Claraity
    December 24, 2007
    Claraity
    The movie was good. It was cute, and romantic. I think everyone should see this movie first and then watch the Lake House (the American remake), which I think was really good too. :D
  • verseofserenity
    July 12, 2007
    verseofserenity
    love this movie!! and i didnt know this was the original to the lake house till recently which makes me want to see that version more!
  • catlyst
    June 26, 2007
    catlyst
    Makes me wanna get a tranquil house by a lake, then again, maybe not. IMHO this emotive Korean romance transcends translation

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May 28, 2008
Derek Elley, Variety

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August 14, 2005
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