#152 – The Power of Kangwon Province, (강원도의 힘), 1998, Hong Sang-soo
Recently separated lovers have a series of close encounters at a popular mountain retreat.
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#875: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
#875 – On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate, (생활의 발견), 2002, Hong Sang-soo
Actor Gyung-soo is passed over for a part and decides to leave Seoul and visit a friend. His friend tells him the legend of the “Turning Gate,” which foreshadows future events. During his visit, Gyung-soo meets Myung-sook, a girl who quickly falls for him. After a night of passion, he boards the train back for Seoul and meets a married woman who claims to know him. Gyung-soo thinks he may be in love with her, but perhaps he’s chosen the wrong woman.
#915: Oki’s Movie
#915 – Oki’s Movie, (옥희의 영화), 2010, Hong Sang-soo
A love story between a middle aged professor, a young female student who prepares a movie and a student/filmmaker who drinks too much.
#924: The Day a Pig Fell into the Well
#924 – The Day a Pig Fell into the Well, (돼지가 우물에 빠진 날), 1996, Hong Sang-soo
A novelist has an affair with two women, finding fulfillment in neither; a married businessman strays from his wife he can’t satisfy; a naive young woman surrenders her dignity for her lover; and a married woman tries to find solace in a frustrating affair.
#943: The Day He Arrives
#943 – The Day He Arrives, (북촌방향), 2011, Hong Sang-soo
Sang-Joon is a professor in the film department at a provincial university. He goes to Seoul to meet his senior, Young-Ho, who works as a film critic. Sang-Joon stays in a northern village in Seoul for 3 days.
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