By Nathan Sartain
Despite topping the box office in South Korea, “Tune in for Love” never quite achieved the same acclaim abroad after its international release on Netflix. Despite an appearance at the London East Asian Film Festival, Jung Ji-woo’s eighth feature-length directorial effort only really manifested itself at arthouse production, pockets of audiences ever committed to viewing. Although not completely ignored, with some online buzz present, this release certainly slipped under the radar. That is quite difficult to understand, though. There’s an easily accessible plot, succinct narrative threads, and writing from Lee Sook-yun which transcends the realm of tired tropes.
Beginning the story in 1995, the film opens with a scene at Misu Bakery, a shop owned by Eun-ja (Kim Guk-hee). It is a place where her friend’s daughter Kim Mi-Soo (Kim Go-eun) works and studies, and also where Cha Hyun-woo (Jung Hae-in) visits upon his release from a juvenile detention centre,...
Despite topping the box office in South Korea, “Tune in for Love” never quite achieved the same acclaim abroad after its international release on Netflix. Despite an appearance at the London East Asian Film Festival, Jung Ji-woo’s eighth feature-length directorial effort only really manifested itself at arthouse production, pockets of audiences ever committed to viewing. Although not completely ignored, with some online buzz present, this release certainly slipped under the radar. That is quite difficult to understand, though. There’s an easily accessible plot, succinct narrative threads, and writing from Lee Sook-yun which transcends the realm of tired tropes.
Beginning the story in 1995, the film opens with a scene at Misu Bakery, a shop owned by Eun-ja (Kim Guk-hee). It is a place where her friend’s daughter Kim Mi-Soo (Kim Go-eun) works and studies, and also where Cha Hyun-woo (Jung Hae-in) visits upon his release from a juvenile detention centre,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
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