The quintessence of Korean melodrama
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY
After trying his luck in Seoul, Bae Il-do decides to return to his suburban hometown. For the past three years, he has been living with Sae-daek, a young woman from a very poor background with whom he recently had a baby. Il-do stays with her only to keep up appearances. He seizes every opportunity to escape the toxic atmosphere at home. At the tailor shop where he works, Il-do meets Min Gong-nye, a married woman and mother of a young boy. Between these two unhappy souls, it's love at first sight...
Before becoming the author of controversial works ( To You, from Me , Fantasies ), Korean director Jang Sun-woo excelled in the genre of realistic melodrama with A Short Love Affair , based on a novel by his compatriot Park Yeong-han. In this uncompromising portrait of three characters battered by life, Sun-woo avoids symbolism and opts for a naturalistic perspective, not without humor and empathy for these ordinary people. A favorite film of renowned director Bong Joon-ho ( Memories of Murder , The Host ), A Short Love Affair is now available for the first time on Blu-ray™ in its new 4K restoration!
A SHORT LOVE AFFAIR by Jang Sun-woo
(1990 - Color - 117 min)
New 4K restoration
Original version with French subtitles
Blu-ray Edition
Never before released on Blu-ray
EXTRAS (IN HD)
ANTOINE COPPOLA ON "A SHORT LOVE AFFAIR " (15 min)
Antoine Coppola, a film professor at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, analyzes A Short Love Affair by pro-democracy activist director Jang Sun-woo, where the genres of Korean hostess film and social realism intersect .
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
1.85 aspect ratio preserved • Color • Film Length: 117 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2025
