THE NOVELIST'S FILM
[SOSEOLGAUI YEONGHWA 소설가의 영화]
Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival and a must-see for Hong Sangsoo fans, THE NOVELIST'S FILM is "as close as Hong has come to dramatizing his own process," according to Dennis Lim, author of a book-length study of the director's work. Hong's on-screen proxy is Jun-hee (Lee Hye-young, IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE), a novelist who has grown disenchanted with her writing. After a chance encounter with a famous actress (longtime Hong collaborator Kim Min-hee) at a similar artistic crossroads, Jun-hee decides to make a movie with her. What follows is both a peek at Hong's methods and an interrogation of what we expect of works of art, ending in a surprising final flourish that hints at a new direction in his work. (Note adapted from the National Museum of Asian Art.) DIR/SCR/PROD Hong Sangsoo. South Korea, 2022, b&w/color, 92 min. In Korean with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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Run Time: 92 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 05, 2024
Genre: Drama