Scent of Love
| Scent of Love | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 국화꽃 향기 |
| Hanja | 菊花꽃 香氣 |
| Revised Romanization | Gukhwaggot hyanggi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kuk‘wakkot hyanggi |
| Directed by | Lee Jeong-wook |
| Produced by | Jeong Tae-won |
| Written by |
Kim Hui-jae Lee Jeong-wook |
| Starring |
Jang Jin-young Park Hae-il Song Seon-mi Kim Yu-seok |
| Music by | Moon Dae-hyeon |
| Cinematography | Lee Hu-gon |
| Editing by | Park Gok-ji |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Scent of Love (국화꽃 향기 lit. Scent of Chrysanthemums) is a 2003 South Korean film, and the directorial debut of Lee Jeong-wook. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Kim Ha-in, and stars Jang Jin-young and Park Hae-il in the lead roles. Like her character, Jang Jin-young battled stomach cancer and died in 2009. The film received a around of 900,000 admissions nationwide and on May 16, 2003 the film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
University student Seo In-ha meets a young woman on the subway and instantly falls in love. After joining a local book club, he is pleasantly surprised to find that the woman, Mun Hie-jae, is also a member. Although he makes a poor first impression, In-ha and Hie-jae eventually become friends, though he is left disappointed when she later rejects him, as she is more interested in another student, Kang Seong-ho.
Several years pass, with In-ha and Hie-jae going their separate ways. While Hie-jae and Seong-ho prepare to get married, In-ha, now a producer at a local radio station, still pines after his first love. When Hie-jae survives a car crash that kills her fiancé and parents, In-ha keeps a respectful distance. After a while he resumes his pursuit of her by reading out letters on his radio show, and finally winning her heart, the couple get married.
However, their happiness is short-lived, as Hie-jae becomes pregnant only to discover that she has stomach cancer, and must choose between her own life and the life of her unborn child.
Cast
- Jang Jin-young ... Mun Hie-jae
- Park Hae-il ... Seo In-ha
- Song Seon-mi ... Choi Jeong-rae
- Kim Yu-seok ... Kang Seong-ho