![]() ![]() The colors of the clothes were not random however and serve multi-purposes. And the unsuspecting viewer may be blinded by Shin Sung-il's retina-searing all-white suit. I haven't seen anything like them since I was a kid watching the Donnie and Marie Hour. Kim Ji-mi and Oh Su-mi seem to be in competition as to who can wear the ugliest bell-bottomed jumpsuits. However, more than compensating for the boring packaged tour is the mirth I received from the parade of hideous fashions foisted on the lead actors. I was unaware of this and watched more than 20 minutes (of a 92 minute movie) showing footage of scenes of the Eiffel Tower, scenes of the Louvre Museum, scenes from the Eiffel Tower, scenes of the Arc de'Triumph, scenes of the Eiffel Tower. By the time you are finished, the tour of Paris will just be ending. When Catherine shows up and gives Yeong-ok a tour of Paris, the viewer is advised to make a sandwich, brew some coffee, and maybe clean the floor. This is especially true of the travelogue segment. The story of FAREWELL is not bad, but it does drag in parts. Then Ho-il is forced to choose which woman he pities enough to marry. That is, until Catherine is in a car accident. It seems as if Yeong-ok has won her husband back. However, when Ho-il later shows up at the hotel, it takes less than 5 minutes for Yeong-ok to seduce him. When the ex-spouses are introduced at Catherine's home, they pretend not to know each other for her sake and the sake of her parents. Yes, Catherine is preparing to marry Ho-il. If you cannot guess who her fiance is, you do not watch enough melodramas. Later, she leaves Yeong-ok in the care of her beatnik friend while she prepares for her date with her fiance. Catherine shows up the next day to give a tour of the city as promised. This does not seem to be the best method to keep someone who claims they are feeling suffocated in a relationship and Ho-il quickly leaves. During her flashback where Ho-il walks out on her, she is lying on the floor with her arms wrapped about his knees, pleading with him not to go. Their separation had not been easy for Yeong-ok who could best be described as 'clingy'. She is looking for her ex-husband, Ho-il (Shin Sung-il). Alone in her room, we learn the reason to Yeong-ok's trip to Paris. ![]() Before leaving, she promises to take Yeong-ok on a tour of the city the next day. An employee at the embassy, Catherine (Oh Su-mi) discerns her location, picks her up and takes her to the hotel. Finally giving up, Yeong-ok places a call to the Korean embassy to get some help. Not speaking French is causing some problems as she is forced to rely on broken English. ![]() Apparently not a patron of taxis, Yeong-ok walks around (from the airport?!) and tries to get directions to her destination from the locals. FAREWELL opens with actress Yeong-ok (Kim Ji-mi) lost in downtown Paris. ![]()
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