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South Korea / 2024 / 111 min
Director：HONG Sangsoo
Set in a women's art college in Seoul, this film begins with Jeonim, a university lecturer who isn’t so young anymore, inviting her once-famous actor-director uncle, Chu Sieon, to direct a student skit for the university's theater festival. As preparations for the festival begin, Sieon grows close to a female professor, Jeong, who is his biggest fan and also Jeonim’s superior. This is Hong Sangsoo’s second film this year, following "A Traveler’s Needs." It follows his style of significant themes being suggested during scenes of drinking and eating, with much of the plot and pivotal moments occurring at a riverside eel restaurant. While not set at the restaurant, a scene of the students delivering monologues at the festival's wrap-up party also unfolds in a surprisingly poignant fashion. Jeonim is portrayed as an emerging artist creating delicate woven patterns on a loom, adding another layer to the film’s central theme of theater. The film was screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival, where lead actress Kim Minhee won the Best Acting Award.
Director：HONG Sangsoo
Born in 1960 in Seoul. After studying film at Chungang University, he acquired his fine arts bachelor's and master's degrees at California College of Arts, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Then he traveled to France where he frequented the Cinematheque Francaise. Returning to South Korea, he made his directorial debut in 1996 with "The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well" which won awards at the Vancouver and Rotterdam international film festivals. 2004's "Woman is the Future of Man" was his first to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival's Competition Section.
Thereafter he achieved a remarkable accomplishment by having 7 consecutive films, from "Night and Day" (2008) to "Nobody's Daughter Haewon" (2013), screened at the three major international film festivals: Cannes, Venice, and Berlin. Recent works include "Right Now, Wrong Then" (2015), "Yourself and Yours" (2016), "On the Beach at Night Alone" (2017), "Claire's Camera" (2017), "The Day After" (2017), "Grass" (2018) and "Hotel by the River" (2018). Starring in six of these is KIM Minhee (winner of the Best Actress award at the Berlin International Film Festival for "On the Beach at Night Alone") who is regarded as the muse of HONG's films for their acclaimed collaborations.
Schedule
11/30（Sat）18:20 -
Marunouchi TOEI
Guest
LOU Ye 、Catherine DUSSART、La Frances HUI
12/1（Sun）12:20 -
Marunouchi TOEI