Hong Sang-soo Reviews and Articles | Little White Lies

Talent Hong Sang-soo

Two people, a man and a woman, conversing in an autumn park setting with colourful foliage.
Review

By the Stream review – burrows under your skin

by David Jenkins

Kore­an direc­tor Hong Sang-soo returns with this play­ful study of cre­ation, per­for­mance and why films don’t need audi­ences to be successful.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two middle-aged Asian women in business attire, one with a pensive expression, the other with her arm around her.
Review

In Front of Your Face

by Trevor Johnston

A South Kore­an ex-pat returns to her home­land and recon­nects with old acquain­tances in Hong Sang-soo’s mag­i­cal, melan­choly drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two Asian people sitting on a wooden bench in a dimly lit room, woman wearing a scarf and man wearing a jacket.
Review

Right Now, Wrong Then

by Matthew Eng

The lat­est from South Korea’s Hong Sang-soo is a romance so love­ly it needs to be told twice.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people in an affectionate embrace, set against a blurred urban background.
Review

Nobody’s Daughter Hae-Won

by Vadim Rizov

One of South Korea’s great direc­tors final­ly has a film released in UK cinemas.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect