How to Keep My Love

2004 1h 52m KO

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5.7

MID

★5.7TMDB · 8

Comedy

Synopsis

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Hyun-Ju is a woman in her late twenties who keeps waiting for her boyfriend–So-Hun, a professional exterminator–to pop the big question. Yet he doesn’t. We soon learn that he’s caught between the desires of two women and Hyun-Ju's rival is a popular movie star.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Jung-eun
Kim Hyun-joo
Kim Sang-kyung
Kim So-hoon
Oh Seung-hyun
Eun Da-young
Jung Hee-tae
Lee Yoo-jin
Choi Jin-sil
Park Eun-bin
Hyun Joo
David Anselmo
Reporter
Sung Yu-ri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Je-hyun
Writers: Seon-mi Kim, Park Je-hyun, Seok-jun Lee
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Park Je-hyun, shot by Kim Yun-su. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Deuk-su. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kim Jung-eun and Kim Sang-kyung and Oh Seung-hyun carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0416070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Park Je-hyun directs. Kim Yun-su behind the camera. Kim Deuk-su scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Park Je-hyun, shot by Kim Yun-su. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kim Deuk-su. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Kim Jung-eun and Kim Sang-kyung and Oh Seung-hyun carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0416070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.