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Il Mare

Il Mare

Drama · Romance · Fantasy · 2000

A man and a woman realize they are separated by two years of time when they exchange letters from different years in a mailbox.

Movie details

Il Mare

“Love that resides in one place at two different times.”

2000 Drama · Romance · Fantasy 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

A man and a woman realize they are separated by two years of time when they exchange letters from different years in a mailbox.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Il Mare?

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Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lee Hyun-seung

Written by

Kim Eun-jeong · Yeoh Gee-na · Won Tae-yeon · Kim Mi-yeong

Gianna Jun

Gianna Jun

Kim Eun-ju

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae

Han Sung-hyun

Kim Mu-saeng

Kim Mu-saeng

Professor Han

Cho Seung-yeon

Cho Seung-yeon

Jae-hyeok

M

Min Yun-jae

Jeong-suk

K

Kim Ji-mu

Ji-hun

Choe Yun-yeong

Choe Yun-yeong

Hye-won

Court is in session

Put Il Mare on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.