On the beach at night alone opens on november 17 in new york city at film society of lincoln center and metrograph, and will expand in the. Indeed, i would not recommend it as a starting point myself, if only because hongs funnier side is more accessible that is not to say that on the beach is a minor. Aug 12, 2017 it would be unkind to say that hong sangsoo has been making the same film for the last few decades, although the release this year of on the beach at night alone, claires camera, and the day after certainly highlight the filmmakers thematic strengths. At less than 100 minutes, on the beach at night alone isnt a particularly long film. It was selected to compete for the golden bear in the main competition section of the 67th berlin international film festival. Trailer 1 on the beach at night alone synopsis an actress wanders around a seaside town and broods over her relationship with a married man. On the beach at night alone 2017 hong sangsoo, hong. On the beach at night alone seems to enter a superficially denser thicket of metatextuality at around the 25minute mark, when the films end credits prematurely roll. On the beach at night alone south korea the handmaidens kim minhee won berlins silver bear for her performance as an actress recovering from an affair in this mediation on lost love by hong. Here that means kim minhee character has an inevitable destination on the beach at night alone as the title promises. For this reason, dialogues and inculturation are repetitive and fragmented, they are. On the beach at night alone photograph by cinema guild everett theres a dark romanticism powering hong sangsoos furious, tautly controlled, yet coolly comedic drama, from 2017. The moral of south korean film on the beach at night alone. On the beach at night alone, one of three features directed by mr.
On the beach at night alone movie broadway circuit. Feb 16, 2017 on the beach at night alone premiered at the 2017 berlin international film festival. The last jedi, elf, on the beach at night alone, and other critics picks by stranger things to do staff. Hong sangsoos on the beach at night alone starring kim. Nov 17, 2017 on the beach at night alone seems to enter a superficially denser thicket of metatextuality at around the 25minute mark, when the film s end credits prematurely roll. It would be unkind to say that hong sangsoo has been making the same film for the last few decades, although the release this year of on the beach at night alone, claires camera, and the day after certainly highlight the filmmakers thematic strengths. With minhee kim, younghwa seo, jaeyeong jeong, seongkun mun. Nov 16, 2017 on the beach at night alone, one of three features directed by mr. On the beach at night alone definitely deserves a watch, particularly for kim minhees performance, and the ones who are introduced to hongs works through this film will definitely find a.
Younghee visits hamburg then returns to korea, but as she meets with friends and has her fair share to drink, increasingly startling confessions emerge. Films of hong sangsoo capture pleasures and pratfalls of. On the beach at night alone zooms in on a love affair. For this reason, dialogues and inculturation are repetitive and fragmented, they are only the subtle nuances of the characters. On the beach at night alone 2017 directed by hong sang.
Theres a dark romanticism powering hong sangsoos furious, tautly controlled, yet coolly comedic drama, from 2017. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news. Kim minhee won best actress at the 2017 berlin film festival for her portrayal of a. Art imitates life in this quietly devastating masterpiece from hong sangsoo.
An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man. Sometimes a riddle can be a solution, sometimes an enigma can be a revelation and sometimes, some very rare and lucky times, watching a film can feel like being given the keys to the city of a filmmakers work oh, thats what its all about. On the beach at night alone is a 2017 south korean drama film written, produced, and directed by hong sangsoo. South korean director hong sangsoo returns to his master theme of what love means in men and womens lives with on the beach at night alone bamui haebyuneoseo honja, starring kim. Sangsoo hong was born on october 25, 1960 in seoul, korea. A selfimposed exile in germany takes her far away from the tabloid headlines, but when she returns home to south korea she must face her friends and reality. On the beach at night alone film at lincoln center. Stay connected to art, film, and more by signing up for our newsletter. On the beach at night alone exemplifies all of the worst tendencies of hongs films without many of his better qualities. And for a moment, it seems like the suffocatingly myopic nature of younghees man problems are a little more sensible. Hong presented at festivals this year, is split into two parts the first set in hamburg, germany, the second in the. On the beach at night alone hong sangsoos films are not for everyone, and the ultraspecificity of on the beach at night alone will be even more of a deterrent to those thinking of delving into his filmography.
On the beach at night alone is a film constructed around long conversations, with very little action taking place. Hong sang soo flips his reality and slaps the power of poetry onto the audience. The filmmaker hong sangsoo, known for being prolific, has two movies this year at cannes, the day after and claires camera. On the beach at night alone 2017 berlin international. Read the novemberdecember 2017 issue of film comment magazine, featuring hong sangsoo and more. It exemplifies all of the worst tendencies of sangsoo hongs films without many of his better qualities. On the beach at night alone is a scattered movie, as if they were shells along the beach from the secret content, in which everything is temporary in its flow of undisclosed desires and metaphors. But the dialogues are so banal, that the film becomes insufferable after just 30 minutes or so. It is maybe even a personal film for hong, but certainly for kim who essentially plays herself. On the beach at night alone trailer 2017 trailer for on the beach at night alone. Dec 29, 2017 nonprofit organization in the omahacouncil bluffs metro area devoted to the presentation and discussion of film as an art form.
Dec 14, 2017 25 movies worth watching in seattle this weekend. Unsurprisingly, on the beach at night alone doesnt attempt to offer any answers. All public programs, screenings, and events are canceled until further notice. Minhee kim in on the beach at night alone 2017 on the beach at night alone. On the beach at night alone 2017 cast and crew after a publicized affair with her director, an actress leaves south korea and goes to hamburg, where she gains insight into the meanings of love. With an incredibly raw and vulnerable performance from kim at its center, on the beach at night alone is one of the most dynamic collaborations between. On the beach at night alone is currently showing at the film society of lincoln center.
Reviews on the beach feels more raw and personal than some of mr. Similarly to rohmer, the movie is almost entirely conversational and much of the action takes place in parks or around the dinner table. On the beach at night alone 2017 cast and crew moviefone. Best movies like on the beach at night alone bestsimilar. The portland art museum and northwest film center are closed in an effort to further stem the spread of covid19. In the real world, hong sang soo and kim min hee had a very public affair and there was a lot of fallout in the tabloids. A married film director falls for a young painter twice. Watch on the beach at night alone online vimeo on demand on.
Nonprofit organization in the omahacouncil bluffs metro area devoted to the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. Special features on the beach at night alone q and a from the new york film festival at film society of lincoln center essay by mark peranson. Hong sangsoos movies have always invited autobiographical readings, and his 19th feature is perhaps his most achingly personal film yet, a steelnerved, cleareyed response to the tabloid frenzy that erupted in south korea over his relationship with actress. On the beach at night alone december 2017 watch trailer.
At berlin, kim minhee won the silver bear for best actress award. Younghee, a successful actress, is taking a break from her career to by traveling around and visiting old friends after getting caught up in. Another chapter in one of the most exciting bodies of work in the making today, on the beach at night alone combines simplicity of expression and complexity of design in the effortless manner that has endeared the south korean auteur to audiences around the world. On the beach at night alone premiered at the 2017 berlin international film festival.
Younghee kim minhee, the handmaiden, an actress reeling in the aftermath of an affair with a married film director, escapes to hamburg. Kim minhee the handmaiden plays younghee, a film actress recovering from a scandalous affair with an older, married film director. Right now, wrong then 2015, claires camera 2017, in another country 2012, hill of freedom 2014, the power of kangwon province 1998. On the beach at night alone bamui haebyuneoseo honja 2017. In a poignant and teary scene, she confronts her lover, and the film is honest and raw about the pain that accompanies whirlwind love affairs. The actress younghee, stressed by a relationship with a married man in korea, has given up everything, as the least courtesy she can show her sincere heart. In on the beach at night alone, kim plays younghee, an actress who has a love affair with a director. Kim minhee, seo younghwa, jung jaeyoung, kwon haehyo, moon sungkeun synopsis. Feb 16, 2017 south korean director hong sangsoo returns to his master theme of what love means in men and womens lives with on the beach at night alone bamui haebyuneoseo honja, starring kim minhee. Most of the film consists of people gathered around tables, park benches and beach fires talking about their relationships and careers.
Here we have another conversationbased view of hongs outer circles, but with an unabashedly romantic viewpoint. Kim minhee the handmaiden, right now, wrong thenin the role that won her the silver bear for best actress in berlinplays younghee, an actress reeling in the aftermath of an affair with a married film director younghee visits hamburg then returns to korea, but. On the beach at night alone 2017 after a publicized affair with her director, an actress leaves south korea and goes to hamburg, where she gains insight into the meanings of love and identity. The films second chapter is set in the town of gangneung, on koreas east coast, where younghee comes to meet her friends, still. Bamui haebyeoneseo honja is a 2017 south korean drama film written, produced, and directed by hong sangsoo.
Jul 11, 2017 on the beach at night alone south korea the handmaidens kim minhee won berlins silver bear for her performance as an actress recovering from an affair in this mediation on lost love by hong. On the beach at night alone official trailer youtube. With an incredibly raw and vulnerable performance from kim at its center, on the beach at night alone is one of the most dynamic collaborations between director and performer in contemporary cinema. On the beach at night alone is unmistakably selfreferential. On the beach at night alone is one of the most dynamic collaborations between director and performer in contemporary cinema.
Centered on kims astonishingly layered performance, on the beach at night alone is the work of a master mining new emotional depths. He is a director and writer, known for night and day 2008, right now, wrong then 2015 and on the beach at night alone 2017. Nov 17, 2017 along with the french discovery of cannes 2017, leonor serrailles jeune femmealbeit nowhere near as joyouslyits one of the years great womanontheedgeofanervousbreakdown movie. This film feels less like the playing out of a conceit in the manner of another 2017 feature the day after than the attempt to work out a problem. Kim min hee won best actress at the 2017 berlin film festival for her portrayal of a. Poignant and witty a fascinating sublimation of autobiography into hongs precise creative terms.
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