Film 'Pavane' Climbs from No. 7 to No. 4 on Netflix's Non-English Top 10: "It Reached Everyone's Youth"

The film "Pavane" has risen to No. 4 on Netflix's global Top 10 non-English films in its second week of release.
According to Netflix on the 4th, "Pavane" recorded 3.3 million views in its second week (a figure calculated by dividing total viewing hours by the film's running time) and climbed to No. 4 on the global Top 10 non-English films chart.
Earlier, just three days after its release, the film drew 2 million views and debuted at No. 7 in the non-English films category.
Viewers around the world are responding enthusiastically, saying, "'Pavane' is truly a beautiful work. I still can't shake off the lingering emotions" (Reddit, Ok_), "Every single line about love was wonderful" (Naver, dyd), and "A film that makes you want to fall in love again. It captures the emotions of people in their twenties so well" (Naver, kin****).
They also commented, "While watching, you keep thinking, 'This is what love is.' It's calm but never boring, and it makes your heart flutter" (YouTube, ros****), and "A film that inevitably hits hard for those whose youth has passed and for those living their youth right now" (YouTube, tae****), relating to both the moving performances that portray shining moments of youth and the comfort the film offers.


The Netflix original film "Pavane," starring Go Ah-sung, Byun Yo-han, and Moon Sang-min, is based on Park Min-gyu's novel "Pavane for a Dead Princess." The story follows Kyung-rok (Moon Sang-min), who has lived alone after losing his mother, a woman scarred by love, as he starts a part-time job in an underground parking lot at a department store. There, he meets Yohan (Byun Yo-han), who hides his true feelings behind jokes, and Mi-jung (Go Ah-sung), who has lived avoiding the gaze of the world. Centering on the romance between Kyung-rok and Mi-jung, the film traces the wounds, sincerity, and growth of these three young people.
Unlike conventional melodramas that smoothly depict picture-perfect couples, the film is completed with a somewhat rough, uneven sensibility and visuals where light and darkness coexist.
The film does not pin itself down to a specific era. Unlike the original novel, which is set in the 1980s and deals with beauty ideology, it leaves the generational mood open. Director Lee Jong-pil said, "I hoped it would touch on nostalgia yet still reach today's youth," adding, "One comment that stayed with me was, 'It feels like looking at ourselves 25 years ago.'" Regarding the original's premise of an "ugly" heroine, he emphasized, "The core is not outward appearance but the way one's heart shrinks in the face of love."
jashin@fnnews.com Shin Jin-ah Reporter