Country Focus –
South Korea

The Novelist’s Film

Director : Hong Sangsoo
Country : South Korea
Language : Korean
Duration : 92 minutes
Year : 2022

Country Focus – South Korea

Synopsis

Famous novelist Junhee’s reunion with two acquaintances would appear to be tinged with a slight sense of acrimony. The first of these colleagues gave up writing to open a bookstore on the outskirts of Seoul and has not given her any feedback about her last book. The second, a filmmaker, never adapted Junhee’s novel as planned. But the more pressing issue is that Junhee has not published anything in a while. Instead, she has begun to question her approach to writing and is having doubts about the sensibility that forged her style and her charismatic, scathing personality.

Hong Sangsoo

Director

Hong Sang-soo was born on October 25, 1960 in Seoul, Korea. He is a director and writer, known for Right Now, Wrong Then (2015), The Day After (2017) and Night and Day (2008).

Cast

– Lee Hye-young
– Kim Min-hee
– Seo Young-hwa
– Ki Joo-bong
– Cho Yun-hee
– Park Mi-so
– Kwon Hae-hyo
– Ha Seong-guk

Crew

– Director: Hong Sangsoo
– Producer: Hong Sang-soo, Jeonwonsa Film
– Editor: Hong Sang-soo
– Writer: Hong Sang-soo
– DOP: Hong Sang-soo (B&W)
– Music: Hong Sang-soo