M (2007)

M 2007 / 엠 2007 / Mr. M , Em

Hallucinations and nightmares torment up-and-coming young author Min Woo. He cannot concentrate on his new work, the much-anticipated follow-up to his first successful novel, nor can he lead a normal life. Old photos and images he does not recognize - though they are somehow familiar - materialize from the darkness as if developed in a dark room. Haunted by these specters of memories he can't remember, he drags himself through days of confusion and alienation. Mimi, a beautiful young woman, follows him around like one completely lost in love. As Mimi intones the notes of ‟Mist‟ (popular song from the 1960s) for him, long-ago recollections sparkle in the darkness of his mind as if illuminated by flashbulbs. Flickering memories of his first love claim his concentration, calling for him to remember.