A minor work from Hong, though this time he shifts his primary focus to women-centered conversations which act as a collective bubble that shields them from the annoying intrusions of men.
Continue reading →Hong’s fifth feature is all about seeing what lies beneath the surface: life is empty and unfulfilling, but his film lets us peel the layers to reach into something deeper—and something elusive.
Continue reading →Hong’s work about love, lust and life is hilarious and oddly touching insofar as one finds an English-speaking Isabelle Huppert trying to communicate with awkward Korean men funny.
Continue reading →A light-hearted, even breezy drama centering on two lovers, told in random fragments by South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo.
Continue reading →Another light and whimsical entry into the Hong Sang-soo canon, and as usual, musing on the intricacies of romantic relationships.
Continue reading →A more melancholic work by Hong than usual, shot in beautiful black-and-white.
Continue reading →In the context of Hong Sang-soo’s extramarital affair with actress Kim Min-hee, the work holds more resonance and significance than its delicate and melancholic style would suggest.
Continue reading →Too loose and low stakes a film to work in a meaningful way—this is a disappointing effort by Hong Sang-soo.
