The Letter (1997 film)
The Letter (Korean: 편지; RR: Pyeonji) is a 1997 South Korean film starring Choi Jin-sil and Park Shin-yang.
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| Hangul | 편지 |
| Hanja | 片紙 or 便紙 |
| Revised Romanization | Pyeonji |
| McCune–Reischauer | P‘yŏnji |
| Directed by | Lee Jung-gook |
| Produced by | Kim Jin-mun |
| Written by | Lee Jung-gook Kim Moo-ryoung Cho Hwan-yoo |
| Starring | Choi Jin-sil Park Shin-yang |
| Music by | Kang Min |
| Cinematography | Park Gyeong-won |
| Edited by | Park Soon-duk |
Production company | Art Cinema |
Release date |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Story
A happily married couple see only good days ahead of them; but the husband discovers that he is dying of cancer. Heartbroken at the possibility of leaving his wife behind, he proceeds to write love letters aimed at consoling his wife.
Cast
- Choi Jin-sil as Jung-in
- Park Shin-yang as Hwan-yoo
- Choi Yong-min
- Lee Jun-seop
- Song Gwang-su
- Nam Sang-mi
- Park Jong-cheol
- Lee Sang-u
- Kim Young-dae
- Lee In-ock
Release
The Letter was released in South Korea on 22 November 1997, and received a total of 724,474 admissions to make it the best selling domestic production and fourth film overall of that year. Together with The Contact it was only one of two films since 1993 to break the 600,000 admissions mark.[1]
Remake
- The Letter ("เดอะ เลตเตอร์ จดหมายรัก"), a 2004 Thai remake starring Anne Thongprasom and Attaporn Teemakorn.[2]
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See also
References
- "1997". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 19 January 2009.
- "[REVIEW] THE LETTER – เกาหลีใต้ VS. ไทย: ความเหมือนที่แตกต่าง" (in Thai). zeawleng. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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