The Woman Who Ran (South Korea, 2020) [SDAFF 2020]
The Woman Who Ran presents the significant details of being Hong Sang-soo’s twenty-fourth film in twenty-four years, which is certainly a feat for any filmmaker,...
Yourself and Yours (South Korea, 2016)
A youngish couple, Yeong-soo (Kim Joo-hyuk) and Min-jeong (Lee Yoo-young), are resting in bed, discussing her do’s and don’ts. After going in rounds about the same issues,...
Hill of Freedom (South Korea, 2014)
Long-term admirers of minimalist auteur Hong Sang-soo won’t be particularly surprised to learn that the title of Hill of Freedom refers not to a solemn historical landmark...
Hotel by the River (South Korea/France, 2018) [AFI FEST 2018]
Seasons, as self-evident as the point may be, heavily accent the experiences and encounters that can take place between people and the spaces in which...
The (Ir)reality of Images and Words in Hong Sang-soo’s Claire’s Camera (France/South Korea, 2017) and The Day After (South Korea, 2017) [AFI Fest & SDAFF 2017]
While watching a film by Hong Sang-soo, sooner or later one is hit by the fact that people are wondrously and humourously strange creatures. Fasten...