Introduction
Scintillating...radically casual...as bracing as a brief dip in a freezing sea after a rather too soju-soaked luncheon.
-- Variety
Introduction
For his twenty-fifth feature as director (and his first as cinematographer), Hong Sangsoo offers a simple tale of young people on the edge of adulthood. As Youngho (Shin Seokho) and his girlfriend Juwon (Park Miso) anticipate a series of significant meetings with parents, friends and parents' friends, they wonder: "Will we be okay?" Sometimes a shared cigarette--or an unexpected hug--can mean as much as anything we could say to those close to us.
“Hong isn’t a minimalist but a tip-of-the-iceberg-ist…INTRODUCTION’s clarity and simplicity—and the outrageous, nearly humorous audacity with which its brisk mysteries conjure wide-ranging, complex, and turbulent stories—makes it among Hong’s most compulsively rewatchable films.” -Richard Brody, The New Yorker
“Lucid and elusive. A point of entry into Hong’s sprawling and addictive body of work… In the midst of everything else, some of us crave a glass of soju and a stroll on an icy beach where the forecast is for romantic disaffection and wary politeness punctuated by sudden squalls of feeling. It’s a taste worth acquiring.” -A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“INTRODUCTION’s economy is deceptive, its staying power surprising…[a] lovely, dryly funny, sneakily resonant movie” -Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
"Satisfying...fascinating...mesmerically simple." ~ Little White Lies
Includes the L.A. premiere of two recent short works by Hong Sangsoo: Letter to the New York Film Festival (four minutes) made specially for the film's premiere at NYFF, and Hong Sangsoo - Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (two minutes), made when the film won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival.
“Hong isn’t a minimalist but a tip-of-the-iceberg-ist…INTRODUCTION’s clarity and simplicity—and the outrageous, nearly humorous audacity with which its brisk mysteries conjure wide-ranging, complex, and turbulent stories—makes it among Hong’s most compulsively rewatchable films.” -Richard Brody, The New Yorker
“Lucid and elusive. A point of entry into Hong’s sprawling and addictive body of work… In the midst of everything else, some of us crave a glass of soju and a stroll on an icy beach where the forecast is for romantic disaffection and wary politeness punctuated by sudden squalls of feeling. It’s a taste worth acquiring.” -A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“INTRODUCTION’s economy is deceptive, its staying power surprising…[a] lovely, dryly funny, sneakily resonant movie” -Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
“Hong isn’t a minimalist but a tip-of-the-iceberg-ist…INTRODUCTION’s clarity and simplicity—and the outrageous, nearly humorous audacity with which its brisk mysteries conjure wide-ranging, complex, and turbulent stories—makes it among Hong’s most compulsively rewatchable films.” -Richard Brody, The New Yorker
“Lucid and elusive. A point of entry into Hong’s sprawling and addictive body of work… In the midst of everything else, some of us crave a glass of soju and a stroll on an icy beach where the forecast is for romantic disaffection and wary politeness punctuated by sudden squalls of feeling. It’s a taste worth acquiring.” -A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“INTRODUCTION’s economy is deceptive, its staying power surprising…[a] lovely, dryly funny, sneakily resonant movie” -Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
"Satisfying...fascinating...mesmerically simple." ~ Little White Lies
Includes the L.A. premiere of two recent short works by Hong Sangsoo: Letter to the New York Film Festival (four minutes) made specially for the film's premiere at NYFF, and Hong Sangsoo - Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (two minutes), made when the film won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival.
“Hong isn’t a minimalist but a tip-of-the-iceberg-ist…INTRODUCTION’s clarity and simplicity—and the outrageous, nearly humorous audacity with which its brisk mysteries conjure wide-ranging, complex, and turbulent stories—makes it among Hong’s most compulsively rewatchable films.” -Richard Brody, The New Yorker
“Lucid and elusive. A point of entry into Hong’s sprawling and addictive body of work… In the midst of everything else, some of us crave a glass of soju and a stroll on an icy beach where the forecast is for romantic disaffection and wary politeness punctuated by sudden squalls of feeling. It’s a taste worth acquiring.” -A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“INTRODUCTION’s economy is deceptive, its staying power surprising…[a] lovely, dryly funny, sneakily resonant movie” -Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Genre
Drama
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Runtime
72
Language
Korean
Director
Hong Sang-soo
Writer(s)
Hong Sang-soo
Cast
Shin Seokho as Youngho,
Park Miso as Juwon,
Kim Youngho as Father,
Ki Joobong as Old Actor,
Seo Younghwa as Juwon’s Mother,
Kim Minhee as Painter,
Ye Jiwon as Nurse,
Ha Seongguk as Youngho’s Friend Jeongsoo
Awards:
Winner, Silver Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Played at
Royal 1.28.22 - 2.10.22
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