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The Classic
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 72, highest is Kinopoisk on 79.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
Details
- Director
- Kwak Jae-yong
- Writer
- Kwak Jae-yong
- Studio
- Egg Film, Cinema Service
- Released
- 30 January 2003
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Awards
- 8 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| 11th Huabiao Awards 2004 | Outstanding Translated Foreign Film | The Classic | Winner |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2004 | Best Asian Film | The Classic | Nominee |
| 9th Moscow International Love Movie Awards 2004 | Best Couple | Cho Seung-woo and Son Ye-jin | Winner |
| 11th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2003 | Best Lighting | Park Hyun-won | Winner |
| 11th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2003 | Best Music | Jo Yeong-wook | Winner |
| 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2003 | Best Director | Kwak Jae-yong | Nominee |
| 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2003 | Popular Star Award | Son Ye-jin | Winner |
| 2nd Korean Film Awards 2003 | Best Music | Jo Yeong-wook | Winner |
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Trailer — The Classic
×Full cast — The Classic
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11 awards — The Classic
×| Best Lighting | Park Hyun-won | Winner |
| Best Music | Jo Yeong-wook | Winner |
| Popular Star Award | Son Ye-jin | Winner |
| Best Director | Kwak Jae-yong | Nominee |
| Best Music | Jo Yeong-wook | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Son Ye-jin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Translated Foreign Film | The Classic | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Son Ye-jin | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Son Ye-jin | Winner |
| Best Couple | Cho Seung-woo and Son Ye-jin | Winner |
| Best Asian Film | The Classic | Nominee |