A young writer can't write a word for his next novel, he also doesn't feel right with his fiancée; because he falls in love with a woman, but he can't remember who she is and can't figure out if she's real or just a dream.
Direction
Lee Myung-se's watercolor cinematography bleeds reality into dream.
Score
Haunting piano motifs that echo Mimi's presence/absence.
Editing
Fluid transitions that make past/present indistinguishable.
Director
Lee Myung-se
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'M' references both Mimi and mystery, but also Hitchcock's 'M'—Lee Myung-se cited Vertigo as a key influence on the film's unreliable male gaze.
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