Heartbreak Library

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Movie: Heartbreak Library (English title) / That Man's Book Page 198 (literal title)
Revised romanization: Keu Namjaui Chaek 198Jjeuk
Hangul: 그 남자의 책 198쪽
Director: Kim Jeong-Kwon
Writer: Na Hyeon, Park Eun-Young
Producer: Lee Ho-Yeon, Park Jun-Hong, Baek Eun-Jin
Cinematographer: Yun Myeong-Sik
World Premiere: October 2008 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Release Date: October 23, 2008
Runtime: 99 min.
Genre: Romance / Library
Distributor: Sungwon Icom
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

One day, librarian Eun-Soo (Eugene) notices a man named Jun-Oh (Lee Dong-Wook) tearing out a page from several books and accuses him of vandalism. Soon, she discovers that there's a complex story behind his actions.

It occurs that Jun-Oh's girlfriend, who was a bibliophile and checked out books regularly at the library, had suddenly left him with only a mysterious note that says "Look up page 198". Because of the strange note, Jun-Oh goes to the same library and tears out page 198 from every book he comes in touch.

Seeing Jun-Oh's despair for not knowing why the woman he loved had left him, Eun-Soo starts to help him find the hidden message on page 198.

Cast



Lee Dong-Wook	Eugene
Joon-Oh	Cho Eun-Soo

Additional Cast Members:

Ki Joo-Bong - Hong-Soo
Park Hwi-Sun - preparing for bar exam
Jo Ah-Ra - Sun-Mi (Eun-Soo's friend)
Yoo Da-In - neighborhood girl that walks across ledge
Jo Deok-Hyeon - Mr. Kim (guard)
Ko Su-Hee - Miss Paeng (calligraphy instructor)
Jung Eun-Pyo - pharmacist
Lee Jong-Goo - psychiatrist
Lee Jae-Yong - Chairman Song
Jo Hyun-Woo - office employee
Yoo In-Suk - police officer 1
Lee Won-Gu - police officer 2

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Film Festivals

2008 (13th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 2nd-10th - Korean Cinema Today - Panorama (World Premiere)

Comments

kormoviesrgreat Feb 08 2014 2:58 pm it is indeed a great movie, even though the cover doesnt match how the story goes, but still it has a lovely ending. it taught us that love can devastate one persons mind, but it still has a way to find a cure and hope for us to love again. very touching and meaningful.

Shantalle Nov 15 2013 11:58 pm It is such a great movie! I watched it because the title was so amazing that it caught me and I am a very big fan of Eugene :)

zara Aug 24 2012 7:29 am It was a really deep, meaningful movie that moved me to tears more than once. A must watch, he went to so much trouble to find out and there are soo many cute moments.

Anne Dec 22 2009 12:02 pm it's a good movie. touching. i cried in this movie. aw. but.. i kinda don't get the ending. did he found the page? and what is written in the paper he rips off and the blew it away?

Zopyrus Dec 01 2009 2:56 pm About the cover, it is probably suppose to represent what he is looking for. Movie was okay, a bit too gloomy for my taste. I'll probably never want to watch it again.

hare Nov 10 2009 6:29 am It wasn't a bad movie at all but like what was stated before, the cover doesn't seem to match the movie at all. At first, I almost thought that it was a mistake but it seems that every website uses that picture as the cover.

KamKami Nov 08 2009 12:36 pm yea... the cover and the movie dont match at all.. ive watched the movie... didnt get it... i dont know i found the movie too long >_< there were some funny stuff in it though :D

but love it just beaus its a dsp production.. :D love dsp

Anind May 06 2009 6:21 pm Ehmm.... This story is insteresting, I like it but, why the cover with the film a bit diferent??

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