▁in ▁Bu an , ▁North ▁Je ol la . ▁The ▁b ored ▁younger ▁woman ▁sets ▁out ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁screen play ▁whose ▁plot ▁will ▁use ▁the ▁place ▁they ' re ▁stay ing ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁location , ▁but ▁eventually ▁comes ▁up ▁with ▁three ▁variants , ▁using ▁the ▁same ▁basic ▁idea ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁each ▁case , ▁W on - jo o ' s ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁a ▁" ch arm ing ▁French ▁visitor " ▁named ▁Anne ▁( Is abel le ▁Hu pp ert ): ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁section , ▁she ' s ▁a ▁famous ▁film maker ▁visit ing ▁a ▁fellow ▁Korean ▁director ▁J ong - so o ▁( K won ▁H ae - hy o ) ▁and ▁his ▁very ▁pre gn ant ▁and ▁je alous ▁wife ▁Ge um - he e ▁( M oon ▁So - ri ); ▁in ▁the ▁second , ▁she ' s ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁motor - exec utive ▁who ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁guest house ▁to ▁meet ▁her ▁lo ver , ▁a ▁Korean ▁film maker , ▁Moon - so o ▁( M oon ▁S ung - ke un ); ▁in ▁the ▁third , ▁she ' s ▁a ▁divor ced ▁house w ife ▁who ▁arriv es ▁with ▁her ▁university ▁lect urer ▁friend ▁Park ▁So on ▁( ag ain ▁You n ▁Y uh - j ung ) ▁for ▁some ▁peace ▁and ▁quiet , ▁after ▁her ▁husband ▁left ▁her ▁for ▁his ▁young ▁Korean ▁secretary . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁of ▁inf idel ity ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁each