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If you make bread... you'd realize it feels exactly the same as being in love.
It requires good skills and ingredients.
Also you have to put your heart into it.
Even if everything's ready...
...it takes time for the dough to bake.
Love Bakery
Laundry!
Bread!
Laundry!
Bread!
Good morning! Have a good day.
Keep working. Good bye.
When you deliver bread,
there are some fringe benefits.
I’m a happy guy.
Not that I have an apartment,
and own a bakery...
...but because I have a beautiful wife
and an adorable daughter.
She brings me lunch everyday.
She makes me delicious food.
With care and love.
What a happy guy I am!
But one day...
...she began to sigh.
I tried to look where she was looking'
but there was nothing.
Her eyes were directed nowhere.
I felt edgy and tried a few things.
First I tried to send her to heaven,
which used to work.
But this time...
It didn't work!
So I decided to put more time and money into my plan.
Let's go! Let's go!
But the world wasn't on my side.
The girl was so wild.
Get a tractor for us!
It was time for the last resort.
Get yourself whatever you want.
You can buy a fur coat.
Designer's suit would be good.
Don’t worry about the money.
There was nothing L could do.
Her sigh got longer and deeper.
7 times today...
That was twice more than yesterday.
What's your apartment number? I21O!
I got it.
She owes me 3 dollars and...
Hey, give me a cigarette.
You told me to give you a punch if you ask for a cigarette' right?
Did it hurt?
If only l could stop her sighing...
What can I do?
Is this old?
No. We baked it this morning.
It's not as fresh but it still tastes great.
I don't think so.
Why don't you taste it then?
That's too much.
It's on the house anyway.
You mean it's free? How nice!
It looks really good!
Take this...
Anything to drink?
Some water?
I’m not a fish, you know.
Juice will be fine.
Anything else?
I think I should taste some more.
If this doesn't satisfy you, you never know how delicious our bread is?
You must be a picky eater or...
Or I don't have good taste?
You got that right.
I was starving to death, too.
Yeah, I don't have good taste.
But I’m sure your beauty makes up for it.
Am I right or what?
What a fine day!
I can't tell you how long it's been
since I last looked up at the sky.
Why are they in a hurry?
Hey, baker.
Wanna go drinking tonight?
I have to go home early.
Man! I have a wife, too!
It's on me. How about that?
Why don't you buy some bread for your kids with that money?
What? Bread?
Hold still.
Come closer.
Why? Right there.
I told you not to give me a cigarette' didn't I?
If we give it to them, what happen to you?
Why can't you ever listen?
You son of a bitch!
How much do I owe you?
A baguette, garlic bread... It's 6 dollars.
Thanks.
If you don't like it, you don't have to come back.
But if you like it, don't go anywhere else for bread.
You bet. Even if I don't like it, I'm definitely coming back.
Sayonara.
Zzaizen.
Chao.
I’m okay.
Where have you been?
I took a break.
The baguettes' have gotten hard.
Don't neglect your job, honey.
Why don't we bake in the afternoon from now on?
No, never mind.
Let's bake more often in the day.
Customers love oven fresh bakeries.
What? You don't like my idea?
I do.
I knew you'd agree with me.
You're the best baker!
I don't know what happened,
or what will happen.
But I’d give my arms and legs to keep her singing for good.
What's wrong?!
Look at my hands. What?
They've gotten so coarse like guys' hands.
Was that it?
Was it?
But she doesn't sigh anymore.
What could be better?
What do you say?
A pack of cigarettes, please.
Well...
What was it you wrote last time?
You know this thing eats noodles,
and its tongue turns into noodles...
'Noodles on the 13th.'
This one's better, I guess.
Of course it is. So?
You know what?
What's going on today is...
Nobody reads novels anymore.
You kneel down and beg them? They laugh at you.
Only some girlish ones sell.
Like 'The Train Leaves At 8 O'clock',
'The Wife's Jewelry Box...'
There is not any meaning on it.
It’s just boring and nothing to do' you know.
He hasn't written since the book was published last time.
You know what?
I feel like being a baker.
Everybody eats bread, you know.
They don't like reading novels, but they eat bread.
Why don't we open up a bakery?
I don't like your attitude, man.
If that’s the case, you should be trying harder.
But what? You want to be a baker?
Why you say bakery now?
You think it's easy?
Wake up, man!
I shouldn't have shown you my work. What was I thinking? How stupid I was!
Watch your back at night.
Hey!
What a jerk! He took my cigarettes again.
Do I know you?
You think baking is easy?
Watch it. My bread may kill you.
Watch your back at night.
So many nuts lately.
Stop right there!
Get back here!
You're dead meat!
You! Where's my credit card? Beats me.
Who'd steal his wife's card? You bum!
The bill came today!
What? Where did you spend that much?
Stop beating me! Tell me!
What? Tell me!
I work for peanuts, and you spend it away?
Come here! Stop it! I’m begging you! Please... Tell me! Spill the beans!
I don't even need both my hands. He is such a wimp.
'Noodles on the 13th'?
He is no match for me.
I saw you today at a sauna.
You're not a human, but a gorilla.
Why are you acting like a human?
If you go at a human, you'll get smashed.
Like this.
You know what the forest is saying?
I know.
You're dead.
Watch it, gorilla!
Honey?
How do I look?
Yeah...
You look great.
You have to think about it?
No!
You look gorgeous.
I thought it was somebody else.
I bought this 2 years ago. It's still okay?
It looks brand new.
Where are you going anyway?
I’m gonna meet some of my old friends.
They missed me so much.
I may be out late. So have dinner without me.
Sure.
See you later.
There's nobody here, either.
Hey, you wanna play chess?
Winner gets 10 dollars.
Thank God, you're here.
Watch the shop for me.
What about mine? No!
Could you follow the car which is in front of us!
You can make bread from the recipe.
But it doesn't guarantee the taste.
It's your feeling and experience that makes tasty.
What I should be doing now isn't spying on her.
Instead I should be making bread before she comes back.
That's what my instinct says.
I believe in it.
Where did you go?
How many pieces did you eat?
Would you feel good if I took toys from your shop?
Because this bread is delicious.
I couldn't resist you want me to go bankrupt?
You picked them up with your fingers.
Did you?
How many times have I told you not to use your fingers?
I put folks out on the shelf for jerks like you! Are you blind or what?
But sometimes it doesn't work.
Even though I follow my feelings, bread just isn't the same.
What do I know about my wife?
Her age?
Her tastes or habits?
How much more should I know to trust her?
Honey?
Honey!
What did you tear it off for?
Nothing...
What?
Are we in the red this month?
No, it's the other way around. We made a lot this month.
Really?
It's all thanks to you. You worked so hard.
No, it's your bread.
No, it's your hard work.
Why don't we get you a nice dress with this money?
The other one looks worn-out.
Honey...
What I need most is not a dress. It's your love.
You mean it? Yeah.
Honey... Darling...
Honey! Honey!
What we need most now is love.
All this energy exploding in me... It's unbelievable!
Why do I get so small before you?
Hold on a second.
It's fast.
What?
What is it?
Again?
Wait!
No.
I don't think you should be here.
For both of us.
No, I can't do that. Don't do this to me.
You know what I live for?
When I walk by this bakery,
The smell of bread, it's softness like a woman's body... it makes me feel alive.
Don’t take it away from me. Please!
Don't exaggerate.
Every bakery gives off the same odor.
How can you say that?
It's disrespectful to your husband.
If my wife tells people that my books are not very good.
I’ll kill her.
I’d crush her like this!
I know my husband's pretty good.
He's the best.
Only the best can see it.
A lonely knight that secludes himself from others!
I knew it from the beginning.
I knew he was different from others when I fist saw him.
He's got this different style.
He knows what it is that just take a look at it...
which bread is the best taste and which one is not'
he won't forgive that.
Glancing at the shelves... he knew what was fresh and what was old.
He was cruel. He may use the same ingredients.
But he's got something different that nobody else has.
You know what that is?
It's something no one can copy.
And it's right here.
Don’t you ever take it from me.
He knows everything about me.
From head to toe!
I never knew such a person existed.
The history of bread.
Modern history of bread goes back to the Iberian Peninsula of 14C.
The so-called best fruit human made' was flat at first.
The way to ferment bread with moss was discovered not long ago.
In old times, people collected seeds of various fruits and..
May I help you?
I bought this cake here yesterday.
Can I get a refund on it?
We have 2 more cakes at home.
We can't eat them all, so...
Pay back.
We can't do that, Ma'am.
If you’d brought it back yesterday,
it'd have been fine.
Since it's not fresh, we can't sell it to anybody.
How can you do this? I’m a regular here.
Are you saying I should let this get rotten at home?
Pay back!
How can you say such a thing? Honey! Let me handle this.
What're you doing?
Bye. Thanks.
I’m never coming back here.
What did you do that for?
Selling bread is my job!
Honey...
I don't wanna let those pigs taste my bread.
You know that, right?
My bread is only for those people who are in love with bread.
My bread is an art!
What art are you talking about? We just lost 20 dollars.
How can you say that?
I can't believe you said that after you heard the story.
What story?
I’ll take it out of your allowance.
Sometimes the materialism of women turns me off.
But what can I do?
90% of our customers are women.
Hi, Jung-hee.
Hi, there.
Long time no see.
Stay here. After grocery shopping. She'll be back in 10 minutes.
I’m here to buy some bread.
You know what?
Let me ask you something.
Come closer.
It's a simple question.
You... you... closer.
You know what Sosong Lapoliten is?
Sosong Lapoliten?
Oh, that!
It's a popular chocolate mousse in Paris.
That's what I’m baking now.
Is that right?
Can you taste it for me?
Sure.
It's raining a lot.
You're back.
How are you?
Hi...
I came to buy some bread.
I asked him to taste Lapoliten for me.
I told him it was okay, but...
Go ahead.
It's my husband's specialty.
It's done!
It's killing me!
This is what baking is all about.
Love makes bread, and that bread ferments love.
It becomes the yeast for love.
But when making cookies or pies, you keep the dough in the freezer.
It prevents premature fermenting.
That's what we need to do now.
After that evening, he stopped coming to the bakery.
Come in!
Come here!
You thought I wouldn't find out?
What did I tell you?
Didn't' I tell you not to buy it?
You have that much money? Eat it!
Stuff in your mouth!
What are you doing? Eat it!
You don't want to eat it?
Fine. It's up to you.
But if you don't eat it, you're dead.
Eat it!
Finish it.
You're having an affair, aren't you?
Don't lie either...
...thinking that I don't know you.
I’ve lived with you for 15 years!
You get depressed when nobody cares about you.
You get carried away with a girl even if she's pockmarked.
After she dumps you, you come crawling back to me.
So don't lie to me.
You think you know me?
That's the stupidest thing that I’ve ever heard.
You think I’m having an affair?
No. I wish I was!
Think about it.
You bring home the bacon, but you're no woman to me.
Look who's talking? You think you're a man to me?
Me? I make you happy in bed.
Come here.
Go easy on me, honey.
Forgive me!
I won't be able to see you anymore.
She's in doubt.
She said she'd kill me, if I brought home bread again.
I don't care, but I don't want you to get hurt.
Fortunately, she doesn't know you.
But she is looking for you extremely.
But she'd chop you into pieces once she lays her hands on you.
She means it!
One day she started sighing again.
I couldn't ask her why.
You wanna know why I couldn't?
I was afraid that she might tell me the truth.
I’m looking at toys!
Slow down.
How are you doing?
Hey, how are you?
How come you don't come...
Who's that? He runs a bakery.
That woman looked really fierce.
The way she looked at me was kind of scary.
Where's Hee-yeon anyway?
Is she still looking at the toys?
Let me go find her.
I’ll be right back.
Jung-hee!
Jung-hee! Jung-hee!
Wait a second!
We need to talk.
Are you upset with me?
Talk to me.
What do you think you're doing?
Please, go back to your wife.
Why did you keep your beeper off?
You promise me that you won't it off.
What do you care?
I’m just fine as it is now.
I’m in so much pain.
I’m about to kick the bucket.
Don’t worry about it.
Your wife wouldn't let you.
Make up with your wife, and be happy.
How can you say that?
You know I’m doing this for you.
For me?
Get out of my way.
Don't get me wrong. I don't feel like talking to you.
How are you?
You're Park Mu-suk's wife, aren't you?
Yes.
I’m Ju Noh-myung, the owner of the bakery.
I see.
He's our patron. I just wanted to say hi to you.
You know what? He doesn't go there anymore.
It means he's not your patron. So forget about it.
Bye.
Hold on!
I love you. What?
I love...I mean...
It means...I love my wife... my daughter and my job.
But I feel so unstable lately.
I’m good for that age.
I considered taking out a policy.
Then it came to my mind that you're an insurance agent.
That's right. That’s what I’m saying!
Can we have a talk?
Let me help you make a choice.
This insurance is called 'Silver Green'.
It's for your retirement.
This is for the cancer, and this one's for your children's education.
Well...
This isn't what I wanted to see you about.
I know.
This one pays you up to $500,000 if your wife dies.
I got 2 of these policies as well.
Here.
That's it.
I wish we could have dinner, but my kid's sick.
Just my luck, you know.
What? Nothing.
What do I have to do to take out more insurances?
Buyout got almost everything...
You even bought a children's cancer insurance...
That's not what I mean.
I’ve got some friends my age.
Who knows? They might want to' you know.
I see.
How many are there?
An insurance policy?
I don't have money for that.
It's very hot now...
You never know what might happen.
At the first thing I came here to bring this.
If you take it out, I’ll pay the first 3 months.
After that, it's up to you. You can cancel it if you want to.
I’m doing this for you, buddy.
What are friends for?
Take it.
Sign here. Wait.
If you buy those dolls in stock, I’ll think about it.
Your daughter will love it.
You won't kill me after I sign it' will you?
What are you talking about?
People die after they get a policy.
This is what happens when one watches too many movies.
You don't watch video anymore. It gave you bad influence.
No way.
I’m not taking out a policy.
I don't mind anything else.
Even if you met him through the business' you have to know the common sense.
But not insurance!
I promise I won't kill you. No!
Stationary.
One of them got one for himself.
The other signed one for $200,000 upon his wife's death.
I’m speechless.
Don't mention it.
You missed this one here.
Here.
It's okay.
I wanted to shine your dusted shoes.
But...
I knew exactly what she wanted.
I’m good at this stuff.
What an asshole!
Hey!
Wait a second!
Hey!
Wait!
Please wait...
Hold on...
Just for a second!
I’m sorry!
I’m really sorry.
I didn't mean to upset you!.
I figured out how hard you worked from your dusted shoes.
I just wanted to clean them!
And your legs look so great,
so I just..
You can beat me up right here if you were offended.
I just needed to talk to you.
Go ahead. What is it?
Do you wanna taste mine?
It'd give you a second thought.
If you taste mine..
You wouldn't taste anything else after mine.
Give me a break here.
I’ll show you how good I am!
How about this, sucker! What do you think?
Does this give you a second thought?
Go to hell!
You son of bitch !
I didn't mean it that way.. Ouch!
Wait...
It's not what I meant...
What the heck makes him better than me?
Don't I have money? Am I not better-looking?
Or am I not strong enough?
I’ll never ever disappoint you.
I’ll never ever fail you.
Trust me on this.
Making tasty bread is the same as being in love.
Good ingredients are important.
But attitude is crucial.
I should put my heart into it for whom it's made.
I was confident she'd take it.
She wouldn't ignore the stares of others.
But it was what happened next.
What is this?
Wow, it's an art!
It's a cake!
I’m jealous. Your husband is so romantic.
There's a card!
I made it with all my heart. Taste mine.
I have a favor to ask you.
Taste my cake.
If you like it, you do me a favor.
That's it.
You tell me what it is first.
Stop grounding your husband.
He is the only customer that recognizes my art.
You know that old saying?
Guys die for those who care.
Since you grounded him, he have not come our bakery.
My wife and I’ve lost the joy of life.
That was it? Yes.
Was it? Right.
Any other reasons? Of course there isn't.
There isn't?
Alright. Let me tell you what I want.
I don't want to hear anything that's related to bread.
I’m sick of bread!
Got it?
Jesus... How can you say that?
Did bread do anything wrong?
It's all this damn bread!
You know what? You're so hateful.
It all happened because of me' not my bread!
Because I make good bread!
Your hubby fell in love with my bread and made you upset!
You should hate me, not my bread!
If that makes you feel good, that's fine!
Detest me if you want to!
Then you.. Stop it.
I don't want to hear it.
I’ve come this far to tell you this! I.. I..
Stop it! It's not worth it!
I’m telling you this tonight no matter what!
I don't want to hear it! You have to listen to me!
I... I told you to stop' didn't I?
Listen. We are both married.
I took an oath of marriage.
Didn’t you?
Then why don't you try to keep it?
I can't let it happen.
I just can't!
Bench Time: Halfway fermenting.
10 to 20 minutes of fermenting for dough to expand well.
Hi!
Oh, he's here, too. Hi' there!
Look who's here!
It's been such a long time!
It worked out.
He came back to the bakery, and my wife started smiling.
We had a lot in common.
We focused on what we were doing.
When we ate, we ate with passion.
And we found pleasure in it.
We made a great couple.
My wife doesn't like this.
When we eat out, we don't go like here.
She hates eating with her hands.
What a coincidence! Neither does my husband.
He doesn't like using his hands when eating.
He don't eat cooked rice wrapped in lettuce.
He says it's a nuisance.
Good thing they're together.
What?
Nothing. Never mind.
It's really good.
Well, first of all...
It feels so sweet on the first bite.
And...
The lingering taste in my mouth is even better.
And then...
When swallowing it, it feels like...
It's like an orgasm.
I used to make bread for money.
Now I make bread for her.
It's fascinating.
Then the unbelievable happened.
How can bread be this good?
This isn't bread. It's an art!
Attention, please!
We've run out of bread.
All the ingredients have ran out too.
I’ll bake more tomorrow. I’m sorry.
Thanks.
Of course it wasn't true.
I always set aside something special.
We had no problems.
My wife and I got along better than we did before.
Oh, I’m really sorry. That’s OK.
How about you? No problem.
You sure? Let me see. I’m fine!
Let me carry this. It’s not heavy.
Give it to me.
Next time, let me do this stuff.
We tried to understand each other in every aspect.
Above all, we gave each other enough space.
It was same for the other couples.
The bakery lady wakes up my soul as she was the messenger of dawn.
Come on, bread!
Whisper, my baguette!
Like the garlic bread of the savior conquer my soul!
She was waiting for a bus where there were no buses running.
Then she finally...
I made your favorite baguette sandwiches and soup.
Sorry. I’ve been really busy lately.
No problem.
I’m the one who's sorry here.
I’m so incompetent.
Don't say that!
You're not incompetent at all.
Hit it when it's hot.
That's you. You'll make it big-time soon.
Darling... thank you.
Don’t you have to work?
I’m almost done. Okay.
Wait! I can finish it later.
May I help you?
I heard you bake custom made cakes.
That's right. We're trying our best.
Let me show you some samples.
If you choose one of these, we modify it.
It doesn't matter.
Tell me whatever you want.
It's our golden anniversary next month.
I want it to be a surprise for her and my children.
Make it 5-tiered for 50 years.
It should be bigger than that.
And I want dolls of a newly wed on top of the cake.
Will it be difficult?
No problem.
It's not easy, but it's not difficult either.
That's good.
It's a month from now.
You don't have to pay in advance.
Pay a couple of days earlier.
Is that alright?
I thought it'd take some time to make such a cake.
You know what? It doesn't matter how big it is.
We make cakes on the same day to keep them fresh.
You do?
Since you're here, I’ll take your order anyway.
Give us a call 2 days earlier.
Sure.
50 years? It's unbelievable.
Can we be like that in 40 years?
Sure.
Wait for it.
I’ll dedicate to you a bigger cake then he ordered.
I love her for who she is.
I love him for who he is.
And I love my wife for being my wife.
We're like one big family.
My husband has changed.
My wife’s become a new person.
He goes out almost every night and comes home drunk..
...and he tells me he loves me, and that he's thankful.
She got me snacks the other night
which was the first time in 3 years.
Are they?!
You know what I got today?
It's the essence of love. The joy of love!
Hae-sook?
I had a hard time making this.
Hae..Hae-sook?
One night she sighed...
We have no future together.
I can't stand that.
Maybe this is better.
We almost crossed the bridge without turning back.
Girls are wiser than guys.
From tomorrow, everything's back to normal.
I’ll live a normal life and love my wife more than ever.
But I was mistaken.
Instead of a normal life, a disaster was waiting for me.
I was the problem.
Everybody was living a normal life.
But I couldn't go back.
Then I finally figured out why people sigh.
When minds turn into deserts, you sigh out sand.
Hi.
Well...
Let me go buy a shaver.
Jung-hee!
Hi! Hi.
My book's coming out next month.
Will you come to the party?
Congratulations.
Thanks to you.
You inspired me so much.
This is what I put in the preface.
I’m dedicating this to Monalisa, and that is you.
No way. I mean it.
If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have been forgotten.
A gifted writer who dropped a pen after 'Noodles on the 13th'!
You're at it again.
I need to talk to you.
Don't do this to me. Hae-sook! Wait!
Don't make it harder!
Let me ask you one thing. That's it.
Did you like me?
Did you love me?
You may deny it,
but your heart's left the nest.
What are you waiting for?
We all know! Your nest's already been destroyed!
But why are you acting like that?
13th day of wedding cake
The root of crimes is uneasiness,
which kicked us out of paradise.
For sale!
Hello? May I speak to Mr. Park?
He ordered a cake.
What?
I see.
You remember that old man who ordered a 5-tiered cake?
He passed away 2 days ago.
50th anniversary
If he'd lived 5 days more, he'd have seen his 50th anniversary.
I feel sorry for both of them. That old man and his wife...
If he was happy when he was alive,
he was a lucky man.
It makes sense.
Can you give his advanced money back?
I never gave up on an order
unless it was canceled.
On either rainy or snowy days, I delivered what was ordered.
He said the cake was a surprise for his wife and children.
His order's still good.
We got married on May 12th 1988...
...and opened up a bakery in September the very next year.
I made bread
and my wife knew how it was from the smell of it.
But I burnt it for the first time in my life
and my wife didn't even know it.
How could I burn it?
I wanted to keep baking if I could.
Get inside.
What?
What's wrong?
It's coming. My baby!
Come here, baby.
You walk so well! Come on!
Wow, it's a gorilla!
On 5th of July 1989, we had our first baby Hee-yeon.
Later that year, we made a big step in our lives.
We opened-up a bakery of our own.
I couldn't have done it.
But my wife's encouragement and love made it possible.
Different from how she looks. She has the guts.
That night, we had our own party. You blow them out.
Make a wish first.
I hope to open 10 more bakeries.
What about you?
I’ll love you forever,
and make lots of money.
Blow them out.
You!
Grandpa!
Cakes reflect our lives.
After bread is made in a hot oven...
...it gets covered with a cream as it caresses it's pain.
Then like nothing ever happened, it's decorated with all sorts of stuff.
Finally it turns into something new that never existed before.
But here's what's most important.
In times of sadness or happiness, it's shared by everybody.
We changed our bakery's name to 'Han Jung-hee & Ju Noh-myung'.
And we threw a publication party for Park Mu-suk here.
So emotional and...
A cigarette? Sure!
The publisher cries outwith joy.
It sells like hotcakes.
It was a 4-tiered cake.
The bottom was cheese after me.
Above it was cream after her...
...and sweet potato after him.
The top was crab after my wife.
And a 10 fold thick book was put on top with 4 roses.
It was his idea,
which was very much like him.
Han Jung-hee & Ju Noh-myung Bakery
A Publication party for Park Mu-suk
That's right.
Making tasty bread is the same as being in love.
You have to put your heart into it.
Even if everything's ready...
...it takes time for the dough to bake.
Here's what's most important. Don’t take your eyes off it.
Written and Directed by Park Hun-soo
Ju Noh-myung Choi Min-soo
Han Jung-hee Hwang Sin-Hae
Lee Hae-suk Lee Mi-yeon
Park Mu-suk Yeo Kyun-dong