“Living is dying”—such are the words of advice Haewon’s mother offers her beautiful daughter before leaving. They have not seen each other for five years, and now Haewon’s mother is emigrating to Canada, where Haewon’s brother lives. Her father never appears on the screen, yet it is apparent that Haewon is left completely alone—she is nobody’s daughter now.
Hong Sang-soo’s fourteenth feature (his next one Our Sunhi is already finished and coming soon in Locarno competition) is an eponymous film. He rarely uses the names of the characters in his film titles, the only exceptions being Oki's Movie and Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (originally titled Oh! Soo-jung). Hong is one of those directors who like to explore human nature, and his pictures offer a lively collection of characters who are awkward, goofy and gawky the way only real people can be.
Hong Sang-soo’s fourteenth feature (his next one Our Sunhi is already finished and coming soon in Locarno competition) is an eponymous film. He rarely uses the names of the characters in his film titles, the only exceptions being Oki's Movie and Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (originally titled Oh! Soo-jung). Hong is one of those directors who like to explore human nature, and his pictures offer a lively collection of characters who are awkward, goofy and gawky the way only real people can be.
- 8/9/2013
- by Boris Nelepo
- MUBI
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