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An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man.An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man.An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man.
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- 8 wins & 13 nominations
Seo Young-hwa
- Jee-young
- (as Young-hwa Seo)
Jeong Jae-yeong
- Myung-soo
- (as Jae-yeong Jeong)
Gong Min-jung
- Yang Ma Ri
- (as Kim Yi-Jeong)
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- TriviaArt imitates life in this quietly devastating masterpiece from Hong Sangsoo. Kim Minhee (The Handmaiden, Claire's Camera)-in the role that won her the Silver Bear for best actress in Berlin-plays Younghee, an actress reeling in the aftermath of an affair with a married film director. Younghee visits Hamburg then returns to Korea, but as she meets with friends and has her fair share to drink, increasingly startling confessions emerge. - Cinemaguild
- ConnectionsReferences The Chinese (1967)
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How many times is art going to imitate life?
An occasional theme in cinema is art imitating life, or vice versa. That was the gist of Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night", and it's the whole idea behind advertising.
I should note that "Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja" ("On the Beach at Night Alone" in English) is the first Hong Sang-soo movie that I've ever seen. I have some understanding of Korean cinema, thanks to "Parasite" and "Lady Vengeance". This movie is yet another comparison/contrast between life and art. Obviously I can't compare it to the rest of the director's work. What I can say is that it's a movie that tests your attention span: lots of long takes showing people just talking. I wouldn't say that it's exactly a good or bad movie, but I couldn't see what point it was trying to make. Or maybe it was an analysis of the protagonist's choices. Like I said, it requires a lot of concentration.
Whatever the case, it appears that Hong is an acquired taste, like Jim Jarmusch. See what you think.
I should note that "Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja" ("On the Beach at Night Alone" in English) is the first Hong Sang-soo movie that I've ever seen. I have some understanding of Korean cinema, thanks to "Parasite" and "Lady Vengeance". This movie is yet another comparison/contrast between life and art. Obviously I can't compare it to the rest of the director's work. What I can say is that it's a movie that tests your attention span: lots of long takes showing people just talking. I wouldn't say that it's exactly a good or bad movie, but I couldn't see what point it was trying to make. Or maybe it was an analysis of the protagonist's choices. Like I said, it requires a lot of concentration.
Whatever the case, it appears that Hong is an acquired taste, like Jim Jarmusch. See what you think.
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- lee_eisenberg
- May 10, 2024
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- Gross US & Canada
- $37,489
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,594
- Nov 19, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $429,159
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was On the Beach at Night Alone (2017) officially released in India in English?
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