THE WOMAN WHO RAN
Price: $395.00 Code: 2641 |
A film by Hong Sangsoo
2020, 77 minutes
The 24th feature from Hong Sangsoo, THE WOMAN WHO RAN follows Gamhee (Kim Minhee), who has three separate encounters with friends while her husband is on a business trip. Youngsoon (Seo Youngwha) is divorced, has given up meat and likes to garden in her backyard. Suyoung (Song Seonmi) has a crush on her architect neighbor and is being hounded by a young poet she met at the bar. Woojin (Kim Saebyuk) works for a movie theater. Their meeting is polite, but strained. Before long, their shared history bubbles to the surface.
With characteristic humor and grace, Hong takes a simple premise and spins a web of interconnecting philosophies and coincidences. THE WOMAN WHO RAN is a subtle, powerful look at dramas small and large faced by women everywhere.
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Festivals & Awards
Winner - Silver Bear - Best Director - Berlin Film Festival
Official Selection - New York Film Festival
Reviews
"Elegant, dryly funny and quietly moving."
-Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"Working with characteristic wit and sly structural repetitions, [Hong] brings this deft, unassuming story to a startlingly emotional place."
-Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
"A bittersweet rumination on female friendships, beautifully anchored by [Hong’s] regular muse Kim Min-hee, and featuring a feline cameo for the ages."
-Guy Lodge, The Guardian
"The best film of the year."
-James Quandt, ArtForum
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