Woman Is the Future of Man
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- Movie: Woman Is the Future of Man
- Revised romanization: Yeojaneun namjaui miraeda
- Hangul: 여자는 남자의 미래다
- Director: Hong Sang-Soo
- Writer: Hong Sang-Soo
- Producer: Lee Han-Na, Marin Karmitz, Ahn Byung-Joo
- Cinematographer: Kim Hyeong-Koo
- Release Date: May 14, 2004
- Runtime: 87 min.
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Two longtime friends, Munho (Yoo Jitae), a college lecturer in art, and Hunjoon (Kim Taewoo), a struggling filmmaker, are bound by a mutual weakness for Sunhwa (Sung Hyunah); Hunjoon used to go out with her, and when he left for a trip to the United States Munho stepped in. Now, with Hunjoon back in South Korea and Munho safely married, they track her down once more. The director, Hong Sangsoo, shuffles the time scheme, leaving us gasping to keep up, and the performances, in their flat placidity, give little away. The film is doomed to infuriate, and its scrutiny of disconnected beings, filmed in long, hold-your-breath takes, might feel like old hat to anyone reared on Antonioni, yet Hong has a grace and stealth of his own, and his scenes tend to tilt in directions that few would dare to predict.
Cast
- Yoo Ji-Tae - Mun-ho Lee
- Kim Tae-Woo - Hyeon-gon Kim
- Seong Hyeon-A - Seon-hwa Park
- Kim Ho-Jung - Bo-yeong Park (Mun-ho's wife) (voice)
- Lee Seung-Chae
- Oh Dal-Su
- Kim Tae-Hun
- Kim Hee-Ryeong
- Kim Nan-Hee - Chinese restaurant employee
Film Festivals
- 2011 (13th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 9 - 13, 2011 - Tribute to Hong Sang-Soo: Complete Works
