South Korea Synopsis
시월애
“Love that resides in one place at two different times.”
In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house–and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.
Fantasy + Drama in South Korea
73 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Il Mare itself).
The 1999–2001 South Korea Window
Among 47 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Il Mare places #4 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Il Mare premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 15 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 321 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other South Korea films in 2000.
The 67th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
138 audience reviews — more than 87% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Il Mare, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- letter · 5
- millenium · 1
- mail · 1
- mailbox · 1
- changing the past or future · 1
- new love · 11
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #353 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Fantasy productions specifically: #57 of 123 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Blue Cinema, Dream Venture Capital, UniKorea Pictures, Sidus |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | September 9, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0282599 |