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Harmonium in My Memory is a film from the early Corean film-making renaissance in the late 90's, featuring a couple actors who would go on to star in more acclaimed films. Harmonium itself is a quaint film, but an enjoyable one, featuring the story of a country girl who becomes infatuated by her newly arrived teacher, who himself develops an infatuation for his simultaneously arrived colleague.The film doesn't play out within the conventions of expected Hollywood style story-telling; many scenes do not exist to further the plot, but rather, the piece is often more of a mood/memory piece, displaying often warm observations of a time now past in the mind of the character. While the actual story components don't amount to any sort of filmic catharsis, there is a bit of joy in how the story is told and it captures well the feelings of youth, as well as a natural sense of the environment where the characters grow up.One thing that I did wish was that the film would weave tighter to either the girl or the teacher, as it becomes hard to tell the perspective of the film or whose memories we're wading in. Although we're bookended by the woman who was the girl, so much of the film is in the teacher's perspective that it becomes confusing at times and also probably providing more details than necessary--further editing could have made this film tighter.The film does suffer a little from seeming slight. It doesn't come across as something compelling--a must watch, but rather a nice warm film to watch. As such, I can't strongly recommend it, but if you're looking to see a charming example of a schoolgirl crush or wander in the memories of growing up in the Corean countryside, this is as good a place as any to go. 7/10.

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Reviewed by julioreviews8725 8 / 10

Enjoyable romantic movie

This is a nice romance movie about two teachers and a student in a sort of but not really love triangle.This film does a great job of showcasing the hardships of rural South Korea in the early 1960s which is a nice change from the usual glamour we see in Seoul.This movie is about a student who is much older than her classmates due to frequent interruptions to her education, brought on by poverty and hardships at home. There is also a young first time teacher who is learning how to live in a new environment, as well as the slightly older teacher he has a crush on.It manages to portray the student crush on her teacher in an innocent and not creepy way, and it has a conclusive ending which can be rare in Korean cinema.Overall I would recommend this movie if you are a fun of teenage crushes and coming of age movies.

Reviewed by refresh_daemon 7 / 10

The Harmonium in My Memory

1999 [KOREAN]

Action / Drama / Romance

The Harmonium in My Memory

1999 [KOREAN]

Action / Drama / Romance

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Enjoyable romantic movie

A warm "memory" piece about infatuation

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