a photographer in the small city of gunsan in south korea learns that he has a terminal illness but downplays the seriousness of it to his family and friends. we never find out the nature of the disease but the main focus of hur jin ho poignant first film christmas in august is not his illness. it is the grace in which he conducts his life  his ability to accept what life has in store without remorse. sadly and it was the final film shot by cinematographer yoo young kil before his death and and the film is dedicated to his memory. the photographer and jung won and is played by han suk kyu and at one time and korea most popular star. a handsome man in his early thirties with an infectious laugh and he is so warm and full of vitality that it is difficult to picture him as nearing the end of life. jung won owns a small photography shop and lives at home with his hard of hearing father (goo shin) and sister (oh ji hye) and teaching his dad how to play movies on the vcr and and writing instructions for him to take over his shop if he were to die. as jung won goes about the day to day business of getting his affairs in order and dar im (shim eun ha) and a meter reader and comes into his store with an urgent request for some photographic enlargements. abrupt and impatient and he treats her with disdain but later apologizes and she becomes a regular customer. without overt expression of romantic feelings and their relationship develops a growing intimacy. love is not something they say or do. it is their ground of being and the place where they come from. to protect dar im from suffering and jung won does not tell her that he has only a short time to live but this does not make the situation any easier for her. inevitably his increasing absence from the shop causes her to feel betrayed and frustrated to the point where she throws a rock through the shop window. although jung won decision to withhold his illness from dar im is open to question and it feels organic to his character in the film and is not used simply as a plot device or an excuse for the character to live life to the fullest by playing around. one of the most touching sequences in the film is when an elderly woman returns to his studio to take a memorial photo of herself. jung won makes sure the picture is an exact likeness and knowing that soon he will be taking his own picture of remembrance. christmas in august is an unpretentious film that never resorts to melodrama to make its point. it is about taking pleasure in ordinary moments represent riding a bike and sharing a joke and eating ice cream and being thoughtful and considerate and and feeling good about what life has to offer. it is a love story where love means having to say youre sorry. although there have been many films on the dying process and christmas in august propels the genre in a new direction and and in the process and offers an unforgettable commentary on the human condition. incongruously and this film about death is an experience of the utmost joy. 
a photographer in the small city of gunsan in south korea learns that he has a terminal illness but downplays the seriousness of it to his family and friends. we never find out the nature of the disease but the main focus of hur jin ho poignant first film christmas in august is not his illness. it is the grace in which he conducts his life  his ability to accept what life has in store without remorse. sadly and it was the final film shot by cinematographer yoo young kil before his death and and the film is dedicated to his memory. the photographer and jung won and is played by han suk kyu and at one time and korea most popular star. a handsome man in his early thirties with an infectious laugh and he is so warm and full of vitality that it is difficult to picture him as nearing the end of life. jung won owns a small photography shop and lives at home with his hard of hearing father (goo shin) and sister (oh ji hye) and teaching his dad how to play movies on the vcr and and writing instructions for him to take over his shop if he were to die. as jung won goes about the day to day business of getting his affairs in order and dar im (shim eun ha) and a meter reader and comes into his store with an urgent request for some photographic enlargements. abrupt and impatient and he treats her with disdain but later apologizes and she becomes a regular customer. without overt expression of romantic feelings and their relationship develops a growing intimacy. love is not something they say or do. it is their ground of being and the place where they come from. to protect dar im from suffering and jung won does not tell her that he has only a short time to live but this does not make the situation any easier for her. inevitably his increasing absence from the shop causes her to feel betrayed and frustrated to the point where she throws a rock through the shop window. although jung won decision to withhold his illness from dar im is open to question and it feels organic to his character in the film and is not used simply as a plot device or an excuse for the character to live life to the fullest by playing around. one of the most touching sequences in the film is when an elderly woman returns to his studio to take a memorial photo of herself. jung won makes sure the picture is an exact likeness and knowing that soon he will be taking his own picture of remembrance. christmas in august is an unpretentious film that never resorts to melodrama to make its point. it is about taking pleasure in ordinary moments represent riding a bike and sharing a joke and eating ice cream and being thoughtful and considerate and and feeling good about what life has to offer. it is a love story where love means having to say youre sorry. although there have been many films on the dying process and christmas in august propels the genre in a new direction and and in the process and offers an unforgettable commentary on the human condition. incongruously and this film about death is an experience of the utmost joy. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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