Antique

The Korean romantic comedy Antique (2008) is available to watch online on iFILM, directed by Min Gyu-dong and adapted from Fumi Yoshinaga's manga Antique Bakery. Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Jae-wook and Yoo Ah-in head the cast.

Jin-hyeok opens a pastry shop in a converted antique store and hires Seon-woo — Korea's finest pastry chef and the man who once confessed his feelings to Jin-hyeok back in high school and was turned down. The shop fills quickly: a former boxer apprenticing in the kitchen, a French ex-lover who arrives unannounced, a customer carrying a quiet crush. Everyone is working through something.

The film moves between comedy and something warmer without losing control of either register. It treats its characters with enough care that the emotional beats actually land, and the cakes function as a language all their own. Stream Antique (2008) online on iFILM.