The Harmonium in My Memory

The Harmonium in My Memory

You never forget your first love!

Directed by Lee Young-jae

Produced by Art Hill

1999116 min6.5 / 10

A bittersweet coming-of-age romance about a young girl's unrequited first love in a rural village, tinged with melancholy and the ache of impossible longing.

Hong-yun is a high school girl in little mountain village when she falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr. Kang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as she tries to become someone special for Mr. Kang while he seems interested in the other new teacher at the school, Miss Yang.

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  • Is The Harmonium in My Memory violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Harmonium in My Memory scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Harmonium in My Memory sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Harmonium in My Memory easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Harmonium in My Memory end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

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