If you loved Memories of the Sword, try I Wish I Had a Wife
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. I Wish I Had a Wife has roughly 7.2× fewer votes than Memories of the Sword — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Park Heung-sik, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Memories of the Sword, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What I Wish I Had a Wife is
Here's a romantic comedy that knows what it is. A hapless bank clerk pines for a soulmate while those around him couple up. It's a fairly standard wish-fulfillment scenario, and it fulfills that wish.
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