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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jan 30, 2022 10:31:50 GMT
Discuss and post anything relating to the prolific South Korean auteur here
He has yet another new film out this year
2022: The Novelist's Film
The guy's unrelenting, I still haven't caught up on the previous three
2021: In Front of Your Face
2021: Introduction
2020: The Woman Who Ran
2018: Hotel by the River
2018: Grass
2017: The Day After
2017: Claire's Camera
2017: On the Beach at Night Alone
2016: Yourself and Yours
2015: Right Now, Wrong Then
2014: Hill of Freedom
2013: Our Sunhi
2013: Nobody's Daughter Haewon
2012: In Another Country
2011: List (short film)
2011: The Day He Arrives
2010: Oki's Movie
2010: Hahaha
2009: Lost in the Mountains (episode from Visitors Anthology)
2009: Like You Know It All
2008: Night and Day
2006: Woman on the Beach
2005: Tale of Cinema
2004: Woman Is the Future of Man
2002: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
2000: Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
1998: The Power of Kangwon Province
1996: The Day a Pig Fell into the Well
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 10, 2022 9:36:24 GMT
No other Hong fans here? Recently caught up with The Woman Who RanHere's how they stack up for me so far: 92014: Hill of Freedom2018: Grass2016: Yourself and Yours2020: The Woman Who Ran82015: Right Now, Wrong Then2005: Tale of Cinema2010: Oki's Movie2000: Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors2017: Claire's Camera2017: On the Beach at Night Alone2018: Hotel by the River2017: The Day After72010: Hahaha2012: In Another Country2013: Our Sunhi2013: Nobody's Daughter Haewon2002: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate2006: Woman on the Beach62004: Woman Is the Future of Man2011: List (short film) 2009: Lost in the Mountains (episode from Visitors Anthology) ------------  Hotel By the River |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 12, 2022 9:03:11 GMT
"Robbing" the scene
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 16, 2022 8:58:40 GMT
The turning point?
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Post by hi224 on Apr 16, 2022 20:21:59 GMT
Claire's Camera is both evocative and mind bending with lush, beautiful shots as well.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 16, 2022 23:08:12 GMT
Claire's Camera is both evocative and mind bending with lush, beautiful shots as well. Perhaps his most breezy and "whimsical" film. I love his camerawork, so rudimentary, yet there's a simple elegance and charm to it that suits his stories. Visually it reminds me of an even more grounded Koreeda at times.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 19, 2022 23:40:00 GMT
Marty's been on board for years
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 23, 2022 12:59:50 GMT
Muse:
Kim Min HeeRight Now, Wrong Then [2015]  On the Beach At Night Alone [2017]  Claire’s Camera [2017]  The Day After [2017]  Grass [2018]  Hotel By the River [2018]  The Woman Who Ran [2020]  |
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Post by Cat on Apr 28, 2022 23:36:56 GMT
No other Hong fans here? Recently caught up with The Woman Who RanHere's how they stack up for me so far: 92014: Hill of Freedom2018: Grass2016: Yourself and Yours2020: The Woman Who Ran82015: Right Now, Wrong Then2005: Tale of Cinema2010: Oki's Movie2000: Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors2017: Claire's Camera2017: On the Beach at Night Alone2018: Hotel by the River2017: The Day After72010: Hahaha2012: In Another Country2013: Our Sunhi2013: Nobody's Daughter Haewon2002: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate2006: Woman on the Beach62004: Woman Is the Future of Man2011: List (short film) 2009: Lost in the Mountains (episode from Visitors Anthology) ------------ Hotel By the RiverNo other Hong fans here?
Not yet, but I can learn. You do them an exceptional amount of justice here. Well-selected pics and clips!
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 29, 2022 0:33:35 GMT
No other Hong fans here? Recently caught up with The Woman Who RanNo other Hong fans here?
Not yet, but I can learn. You do them an exceptional amount of justice here. Well-selected pics and clips!
He's very idiosyncratic (a lot of zooms, a lot of drinking soju, a lot of bitter Korean men), very influenced by French New wave (in particular Rohmer), and his films have a habit of all feeling the same, but they're very addictive if you can tune in to his wavelength. The "How To Get Into" video I posted is worth a look and I'd second the jumping off points he recommends, Right Now Wrong Then (probably the best overall representation of his style) and On the Beach At Night Alone (film that arguably stands up the best without any need to be familiar with his other work), but you might need to see a few to get into his rhythm and truly appreciate them. They are also probably his most popular and easiest to get a hold off. Tale of Cinema and The Woman Who Ran would probably be where I'd go next. His brief episode from the Venezia 70 Future Reloaded anthology "50/50" also very succinctly sums up his style I still have a few to look forward to myself.
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Post by nostromo on Apr 29, 2022 9:55:10 GMT
Didn't Hong Sang-Soo have an affair with her. Then he immediately made 'On the Beach at Night Alone' which actually features Kim Min Hee playing a character who is mulling over having an affair with a film director? Lolz, it's like he's living in his own meta landscape, trolling reality. A very interesting director. Think I've only seen 3 of his films.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 29, 2022 13:50:14 GMT
Didn't Hong Sang-Soo have an affair with her. Then he immediately made 'On the Beach at Night Alone' which actually features Kim Min Hee playing a character who is mulling over having an affair with a film director? Lolz, it's like he's living in his own meta landscape, trolling reality. A very interesting director. Think I've only seen 3 of his films. Yes, it's also more or less referenced in The Day After. All his films are very meta/semi-autobiographical. In just about all of them one of the main male characters is an independent film director. Which of his films have you seen?
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Post by nostromo on Apr 29, 2022 14:13:20 GMT
Didn't Hong Sang-Soo have an affair with her. Then he immediately made 'On the Beach at Night Alone' which actually features Kim Min Hee playing a character who is mulling over having an affair with a film director? Lolz, it's like he's living in his own meta landscape, trolling reality. A very interesting director. Think I've only seen 3 of his films. Yes, it's also more or less referenced in The Day After. All his films are very meta/semi-autobiographical. In just about all of them one of the main male characters is an independent film director. Which of his films have you seen? 2020: The Woman Who Ran 2017: On the Beach at Night Alone 2005: Tale of Cinema i probably enjoyed woman who ran the most, although the photography in On the Beach at Night Alone is lovely
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 30, 2022 0:12:21 GMT
Yes, it's also more or less referenced in The Day After. All his films are very meta/semi-autobiographical. In just about all of them one of the main male characters is an independent film director. Which of his films have you seen? although the photography in On the Beach at Night Alone is lovely Probably his most sombre, haunting, and contemplative.
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Post by Cat on May 1, 2022 19:04:43 GMT
No other Hong fans here?
Not yet, but I can learn. You do them an exceptional amount of justice here. Well-selected pics and clips!
He's very idiosyncratic (a lot of zooms, a lot of drinking soju, a lot of bitter Korean men), very influenced by French New wave (in particular Rohmer), and his films have a habit of all feeling the same, but they're very addictive if you can tune in to his wavelength. The "How To Get Into" video I posted is worth a look and I'd second the jumping off points he recommends, Right Now Wrong Then (probably the best overall representation of his style) and On the Beach At Night Alone (film that arguably stands up the best without any need to be familiar with his other work), but you might need to see a few to get into his rhythm and truly appreciate them. They are also probably his most popular and easiest to get a hold off. Tale of Cinema and The Woman Who Ran would probably be where I'd go next. His brief episode from the Venezia 70 Future Reloaded anthology "50/50" also very succinctly sums up his style I still have a few to look forward to myself. The stars lined up for me just now. I acquired a copy of Grass from my library. I saw it and my mind flashed to this thread, so I picked it up and saw the director's name, and my mind flashed to this thread again. I thought yep, this is it, that's the film and this is the guy. It's a match!
I will be watching it tonight or tomorrow night, as pronto as I can.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on May 2, 2022 1:10:16 GMT
He's very idiosyncratic (a lot of zooms, a lot of drinking soju, a lot of bitter Korean men), very influenced by French New wave (in particular Rohmer), and his films have a habit of all feeling the same, but they're very addictive if you can tune in to his wavelength. The "How To Get Into" video I posted is worth a look and I'd second the jumping off points he recommends, Right Now Wrong Then (probably the best overall representation of his style) and On the Beach At Night Alone (film that arguably stands up the best without any need to be familiar with his other work), but you might need to see a few to get into his rhythm and truly appreciate them. They are also probably his most popular and easiest to get a hold off. Tale of Cinema and The Woman Who Ran would probably be where I'd go next. His brief episode from the Venezia 70 Future Reloaded anthology "50/50" also very succinctly sums up his style I still have a few to look forward to myself. The stars lined up for me just now. I acquired a copy of Grass from my library. I saw it and my mind flashed to this thread, so I picked it up and saw the director's name, and my mind flashed to this thread again. I thought yep, this is it, that's the film and this is the guy. It's a match! I will be watching it tonight or tomorrow night, as pronto as I can.
Great, hope you enjoy it. It's arguably one of his slightest films, but I really liked it. Worst case, it's only an hour of your time.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on May 7, 2022 10:38:00 GMT
One of the most beautiful scenes in all of Hong
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jun 3, 2022 13:02:31 GMT
Telling
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jul 4, 2022 0:59:45 GMT
Last year's Introduction finally gets a DVD/Blu-ray release from Cinema Guild, who have released his previous seven films Another foray into B&W, this time acting as his own cinematographer. At just 66 minutes it may be considered another minor film in his filmography, but I'm looking forward to seeing it. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jul 18, 2022 22:57:53 GMT
Last year's Introduction finally gets a DVD/Blu-ray release from Cinema Guild, who have released his previous seven films 2021: Introduction One of Hong’s slightest, more relaxed and impressionistic works. The B&W cinematography, wintry atmosphere and spare Bressonian sets give it a sense of cold melancholia and large narrative ellipses make it harder to grasp than the relatively straightforward The Woman Who Ran. Think I’ll need a rewatch to fully appreciate it. For now here’s where it sits 92014: Hill of Freedom2018: Grass2016: Yourself and Yours2020: The Woman Who Ran82015: Right Now, Wrong Then2005: Tale of Cinema2010: Oki's Movie2000: Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors2017: Claire's Camera2017: On the Beach at Night Alone2021: Introduction2018: Hotel by the River2017: The Day After72010: Hahaha2012: In Another Country2013: Our Sunhi2013: Nobody's Daughter Haewon2002: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate2006: Woman on the Beach62004: Woman Is the Future of Man2011: List (short film) 2009: Lost in the Mountains (episode from Visitors Anthology) 
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