Hong sangsoo and kim minhees reallife affair yields a trio of films about infidelity the south korean director and his actress lover are back with the day after by ben sachs. Films of hong sangsoo capture pleasures and pratfalls of attraction. Hong sang soos parents owned the film production company cinetel soul. With yunhee cho, ki joabang, taeu kang, minhee kim. Hill of freedom also made the new yorkers list of best. The type of movie that benefits from knowing nothing. A regular on the international festival circuit, hong sang soo is one of koreas most highly regarded contemporary directors. Korean director hong sangsoo is living one of his movies. Its always been evident that every hong sangsoo movie questions its own reality at least since 1998s the power of kangwon province, in which scenes repeat and time splinters away. Jonghak baek, jaehyun chun, sunyoung im, yuseok kim.
Korean with english subtitles helmed by one of koreas leading directors, hong sangsoo, jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in koreas kangwon province. A regular on the international festival circuit, hong sangsoo is one of koreas most highly regarded contemporary directors. Hong sangsoos films are famous for their persistent exploration of failed personal relationships. Hongs movies have his character, so people easily identify hongs movies in different kinds of movies. Over the course of a prolific twodecade career, south korean writerdirector hong sangsoo has made a consistent, compelling case for his modest artistic practice. The latest work by prominent korean filmmaker hong sangsoo has been nominated to compete at the 70th berlin international film festival. A lot more happens in the day after though since this is a film by hong sangsoo, you could also say that nothing much happens at all but this brief summary hints at a certain. There was a moment in time during my viewing where the movie literally gave me chills.
Life is a hotel by the river in a melancholy gem from. The movie is beautiful, full of surprises till the very last minute and rich with. Jun 27, 2016 hong sangsoo should be basking in one of the greatest moments of his professional life right now. Too bad that hong sang soo ran away from that storyline and created something enjoyable, but narratively too thin. A dispatch on four new films from tiff, including the latest from hong sangsoo. Apr 18, 2019 grass, the new movie by the south korean director hong sangsoo which opens friday, is centered on a cafe on a cobblestoned alley off another alley off a street, with inviting flowerpots. The stray cat talk scene with zoom at the end will be one of the most wholesome film moments of 2020. We looked at all of sang soo s directed filmography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question. Geuhu is a 2017 south korean drama film composed, written, produced, and directed by hong sangsoo. Hong sangsoo favorites and ranked filmography imdb. Oct 04, 2018 a film by hong sangsoo is as much a tone, a mood, and a method as it is a drama. Im glad i gave hong sang soo another chance because this was awesome.
An imminent mubi season offers a rare chance to explore the work of korean woody allen hong sangsoo. Impressive how much is jampacked into such a short run time 79 min. In recent years, hongs filmmaking process has only become more pared down. Hong sangsoos films are full of personalized labels. At least i dont, ive seen okis movie twice now and im sure ill go back again. The meyerowitz stories new and selected, the killing of a sacred deer and more. Since early in his career, the south korean director hong sangsoo has told stories about the frustrated and frustrating love lives of movie people. Sep 27, 2014 coincidences abound, exactly of the sort that might turn up in a film by the south korean director hong sangsoo. Coincidences abound, exactly of the sort that might turn up in a film by the south korean director hong sangsoo.
He then starts an affair with the friends girlfriend. Beyond prolific, south korean director hong sangsoo has presented new films in nyffs main slate for five years in a row. Spotlight okis movie hong sangsoo, south korea cinema scope. We took all of the movies directed by hong sang soo and looked at his rotten tomato critic, rotten tomato user, metacritic, metacritic user, imdb, and letterboxd scores, ranking. Grass, the new movie by the south korean director hong sangsoo which opens friday, is centered on a cafe on a cobblestoned alley off. But for the prolific south korean director hong sangsoo, the two new.
The meyerowitz stories new and selected, the killing of. Hong sangsoo unleashes his witty signature dialogue in a multipart narrative that dives into the quirky love triangle between a beautiful film student and the two men vying for her attention. Even if you feel like youve seen hong sangsoos movie before, grass distinguishes itself as a small, sharp and satisfying new film from the south korean auteur. Hong sangsoo biography, movie highlights and photos. In my opinion hong sang soo is the best kept secret of cinema. In that sense, ko younghwan ki joobong, the central character of hongs new film, hotel by the. Feb 05, 2020 the latest work by prominent korean filmmaker hong sang soo has been nominated to compete at the 70th berlin international film festival.
Dec 07, 2018 hong sangsoos films are full of personalized labels. Beyond prolific, south korean director hong sang soo has presented new films in nyffs main slate for five years in a row. Hong sangsoo should be basking in one of the greatest moments of his professional life right now. Because this is a movie from the prolific south korean director hong sangsoo, the. Feb 23, 2018 its always been evident that every hong sangsoo movie questions its own reality at least since 1998s the power of kangwon province, in which scenes repeat and time splinters away. Its really good for me as a human being, and i hope that for some people, my films will do the same thing.
Hong sang soo active 1996 2018 genres comedy drama, drama. He then studied in the united states where he received his bachelors degree from the california college of arts and crafts and his masters at the school of the art. In the day he arrives the director hong sangsoo illuminates how the present is haunted by the past. Hong sangsoos best movies a ranking of the directors. The married bongwan leaves home in the dark morning and sets off to work. Hong sangsoo celebrity profile check out the latest hong sangsoo photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The memories of the woman who left weigh down on him.
Hong sangsoos new film the woman who ran invited to. Apr 20, 2012 in the day he arrives the director hong sangsoo illuminates how the present is haunted by the past. Im glad i gave hong sangsoo another chance because this was awesome. A movie director entices his young friend to come to the beach on the pretext of writing a script. Producer when i finish a film, i feel like i have overcome a certain hurdle. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. From the poetic images perspective thought by pier paolo pasolini and others, most of hong sangsoos films belong to the creators style and approach perfect poetic video works. May 09, 2018 a lot more happens in the day after though since this is a film by hong sangsoo, you could also say that nothing much happens at all but this brief summary hints at a certain. Its also, in an overall way, a subjectusually the romantic nexus of artists often directors, actors, and.
Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at chungang university in south korea. Hotel by the river centered on an awkward family reunion, hong songsoos second feature of 2018 finds him on pleasantly mellow, melancholic form. Jul 12, 2018 hong sang soo and kim minhees reallife affair yields a trio of films about infidelity the south korean director and his actress lover are back with the day after by ben sachs. The day after hong sangsoo trailer da 2018 youtube. Even a minorkey hong movie has plenty of wisdom to impart, as this poignant sketch. We took all of the movies directed by hong sang soo and looked at his rotten tomato critic, rotten tomato user, metacritic, metacritic user, imdb, and letterboxd scores, ranking them against one. A film by hong sangsoo is as much a tone, a mood, and a method as it is a drama. Sangmi choo, jiwon ye, kilkang ahn, george georgiou. Hong sangsoo puts a fresh, melancholy spin on familiar elements in hotel by the river ki joobong, kim minhee and song seonmi in the movie hotel by the river. Le jour dapres bande annonce hong sangsoo cannes 2017 bandes annonces cinema. Aug, 2015 the delightful new film from festival favourite hong sang soo in another country presents two variations on a potentially fateful romantic encounter between a filmmaker and a painter, tracing.
The day he arrives directed by hong sangsoo the new. The latest work by prominent korean filmmaker hong sang soo has been nominated to compete at the 70th berlin international film festival. He is a director and writer, known for night and day 2008, right now, wrong then 2015 and on the beach at night alone 2017. The characters of the wildly prolific and consistent south korean writerdirector hong sangsoo are awkward guests in lives of missed opportunity and dreamlike repetition, their insensitivities and drifting attentions paralleled by a predisposition to smoke, drink, and overstay ones welcome. Hong sangsoos new film the woman who ran invited to berlin. Hong sangsoo celebrity profile check out the latest hong sangsoo photo gallery. Oct 12, 2017 beyond prolific, south korean director hong sangsoo has presented new films in nyffs main slate for five years in a row. Too bad that hong sangsoo ran away from that storyline and created something enjoyable, but narratively too thin. Hong sangsoo and kim minhees reallife affair yields a. Mar 08, 2018 since early in his career, the south korean director hong sangsoo has told stories about the frustrated and frustrating love lives of movie people.
His films are spare, talky affairs marked by a professed avoidance of cliched beautiful images and put together with the barest of means. Ranking all of director hong sangsoos movies cinema. Aug 20, 2015 hong sang soo unleashes his witty signature dialogue in a multipart narrative that dives into the quirky love triangle between a beautiful film student and the two men vying for her attention. Its always been hard to talk about the south korean auteur without talking about the fassbinderlike frequency with which he churns out new work, and its only becoming harder now that hes really started to pick up the pace. It premiered in the orizzonti horizons section of the 71st venice international film festival, and won best film at the 34th korean association of film critics awards and the 36th three continents festival.
Sang soo hong was born on october 25, 1960 in seoul, korea. His mostly improvised, innovatively constructed films conceal rich layers of meaning beneath deceptively simple surfaces, and reveal a. Sangsoo hong was born on october 25, 1960 in seoul, korea. Hong sangsoo active 1996 2018 genres comedy drama, drama. Hong sangsoos charming look at smart women dealing with annoying men berlin. Okis movie official hd trailer korean indie hong sangsoo. That day bongwans wife finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes areum for the woman who left. The delightful new film from festival favourite hong sangsoo in another country presents two variations on a potentially fateful romantic encounter between a filmmaker and a painter, tracing. It was selected to compete for the palme dor in the main competition section at the 2017 cannes film festival.
Hong sang soo s parents owned the film production company cinetel soul. Jayuui eondeok is a 2014 south korean film written and directed by hong sangsoo. For a guy whos often derided for making the same movie over and over again, hong sangsoo sure. He is a director and writer, known for night and day 2008, right now. You could say if youve seen one youve seen all in his catalogue but somehow you just never get enough.
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