Acutely perceptive and mournful character study.
Woman Is the Future of Man
2004 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Hong Sang-soo
Overview
As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each had romanced years earlier.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Hong has a grace and stealth of his own, and his scenes tend to tilt in directions that few of us would dare to predict.
Hong Sangsoo's character development and, similarly, relationship progression never develop beyond the slam-bang aspects of romance.
If [viewers] stick around, however, they might find themselves becoming fans of the cerebral South Korean auteur.
Basically, it's an elegant jeu, played and constructed with an almost Gallic lightness heightened by Jeong Yong-jin's bursts of music, all bouncy piano and pizzicato.
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