''Madeleine'' () is a 2003 South Korean
romantic drama film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
starring
Zo In-sung and
Shin Min-ah in lead roles, directed by
Park Kwang-chun. The film was released on January 10, 2003, in South Korean cinemas and drew a total of 146,482 admissions in the nation's capital of
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
.
"Commercial Releases in 2003: Seoul Box-Office Results"
. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
Plot
Ji-suk is a Korean Language & Literature major who dreams of becoming a writer, and delivers newspapers part-time. When he goes to a hair salon to have his long hair cut, a charming woman calls him by name. She is none other than Hee-jin, his classmate in junior high school. Dreaming of becoming a hair designer, Hee-jin is a senior hair designer at the salon despite her young age. They are both drawn to each other, Ji-suk to Hee-jin's beauty, and Hee-jin to Ji-suk's purity. Their paths cross by chance a few more times and the two grow closer. Finally, Hee-jin suggests a 'one-month romance.' "Neither one of us can say 'Let's break up' before the month is up! After a month, we part ways grandly! What do you think? Fun, huh?" Ji-suk is caught off guard. Seeing this, Hee-jin smiles at him sweetly...
Ji-suk who ponders over everything seriously. Hee-jin who is filled with cheerful playfulness. They have 0% in common but together, they learn of a new world unfamiliar to them. Their romance is more splendid than they expected. But one day, Ji-suk's first love, Sung-hae, shows up. Majoring in film, Sung-hae is the lead singer of a band and very cool. Hee-jin gets jealous over Sung-hae and starts to fight with Ji-suk. It is the first time they argue since their month of romance began. And to make matters worse, Hee-jin is faced with an enormous decision...
Also Hee-jin found that she is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's child and wants to keep the child. That causes Hee jin to tell Ji suk that Sung hae also loved him during their junior years.
However Ji suk don't give up on Hee jin and helps her during the difficult times leading them to have a happy life together.
Cast
* Zo In-sung as Ji-suk
* Shin Min-a as Hee-jin
* Park Jung-ah as Sung-hae
* Kim Soo-ro
Kim Soo-ro (; born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Early career
Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he mad ...
as Mah-ho
* Kang Rae-yeon as Yoo-hung
* Ha Jung-woo
Kim Sung-hoon (; born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor and filmmaker. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 million tickets. Only 3 other acto ...
as Joon-ho
* Lee Mi-young as Hee-jin's mother
* Choi Kyu-hwan
* Kim Ho-jin
* Hong Ji-min
* Park Hyeon-suk
* Kim Jin-hyeok
* Song Chae-min
* Hahm Eun-jung
Hahm Eun-jung (; born December 12, 1988), known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, host, entertainer, and lyricist. She began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she wo ...
Reception
Accolades
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20111024081343/http://www.madeleine.co.kr/
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''Madeleine'' at AllMovie
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South Korean romantic drama films
2003 films
2003 romantic drama films
2000s South Korean films
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