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The Beauty Inside
A tender fantasy romance where love must recognize a lover who wakes up as a stranger each morning, like a face drawn on water and read by touch.
The Beauty Inside
The Beauty Inside

뷰티 인사이드

"Love has many faces."

20 August 2015 South Korea 127 min 7.6 (294)

Director: Baek Jong-yeol

Cast: Han Hyo-joo, Kim Dae-myung, Do Ji-han, Bae Sung-woo, Park Shin-hye

Fantasy Romance Inner versus outer beauty Identity and selfhood The burden of unconditional love Fear of intimacy and self-protection Prejudice and diversity
Box Office: $14,301,869

The Beauty Inside — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

Yesterday my hand was bigger than my face, today my hand is smaller than my face.
— Woo-jin

Context

He describes adjusting to a new body. The line is quoted in English subtitles in a review; I did not find the original Korean.

Meaning

It shows how disorienting his condition is.

We recognize a chair no matter what form it takes because we know the essence of a chair.
— Film's chair monologue

Context

A review quotes the line. The speaker is not named in the sources, and the original Korean was not found.

Meaning

A Platonic metaphor for recognizing a person beyond their appearance.

When I look at him holding my hand, there's a stranger smiling at me.
— Yi-soo

Context

Said to her therapist near the end of the film. This is a partial translation of the subtitle quoted by a review; the original Korean was not found.

Meaning

It shows the emotional cost of loving someone whose face changes.

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