Woman on the Beach
506
Drama
A filmmaker, trying to complete a script, stumbles into relationships with two women during a stay at an off-season seaside resort. The affairs reveal the patterns of destructive behavior that define his romantic relationships—and generate material for the new film. Even for director Hong Sang-soo’s many admirers, his new film turns out to be an unexpected delight—the most sheerly enjoyable and satisfying film of his career. Even as ... [+]
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"'Woman On The Beach' is a stripped-down, witty explication of how we all get stymied by the impulses and options inherent in the simple act of living." | ||||
"A wonderful, serious-minded romantic comedy-drama." | ||||
"The film lacks Hong's usual insight and narrative innovation. It occasionally even feels self-indulgent." | ||||
"A South Korean romantic comedy by Hong Sang-soo, who has been likened in style to France's venerable Eric Rohmer." | ||||
"Albeit not as textured as Hong's past few films, Woman on the Beach is no less engrossing--a rueful tale of karmic irony, self-deceived desire, squandered second chances, and unforeseen abandonment." | ||||
"Wry and tender and delicately melancholic, Woman on the Beach shows a newly confident filmmaker again working near the top of his form after the disappointing “Tale of Cinema” " |
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