I think I feel depressed…

Saranghanda, saranghaji anneunda

… but maybe it’s just the hunger, hahahaha. Especially the procedure of pasta-making, I can barely believe I have ever seen such a surprisingly good-looking food-making scene. Wow this movie just hurt so much, and I don’t even know why. It’s somewhere in my subconscious, silently creeping up on me. Breaking up is the saddest thing in the world, it makes you think it’s something that should never happen.

I loved the simplicity of the premise. The film does nothing else but depict a couple which has broken up and nothing more happens besides the female character packing and preparing to leave. That’s it.

The only aspect I felt somewhat unhappy about was perhaps aforementioned female character. When the film just started, he began packing some of her cups and other things. The way he did that, so careful and loving! Oh my God, how can a woman in her right mind ever leave a man like that? It’s just… not fair.
But then again, these things happen. None of the two ever talk about their relationship, which is fairly unusual for a relationship movie. However, even that makes sense. There is some beauty to it, to show that they still care for each other, that they delve in memories together yet both know that there isn’t anything else to say. This is a film that doesn’t talk, but shows.

And everything else was just plain wonderful. The slow pacing totally contributed to its beauty, both actors are absolutely splendid in their role, and Hyun Bin is perhaps the only good-looking Korean actor who acts well. I am thoroughly impressed. Most of all, however, the style of the film is just amazing. “My Dear Enemy” was nothing special in that regard, but this house is just… the house I want to live in! I want to make pasta like that, even though it looks like they are using way too much oil and eat them out of these large restaurant-style plates. Maybe one day life will look like that.

I am generally in a contemplative mood today, and it’s hard to say whether it was because of the film or the other way around – I watched it because I felt contemplative. I wouldn’t recommend this film due to its slowness, but it’s special. After “Ai no Mukidashi”, this was probably the second best Berlinale film.