Hong Sang-soo

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In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Sang-soo
File:Hong Sangsoo at Berlinale 2022.jpg
Born (1960-10-25) 25 October 1960 (age 63)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Unnamed (m. 1985)[1][2]
Children 1
Korean name
Hangul 홍상수
Hanja 洪常秀[3]
Revised Romanization Hong Sang-su
McCune–Reischauer Hong Sangsu
IPA [ɸʷo̞ŋ sʰa̠ŋ.sʰu]

Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. An acclaimed and prolific filmmaker, Hong is commonly known for his slow paced films about love affairs and everyday dilemmas in contemporary South Korea.

Early life

Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul.[4] Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chung-Ang University in South Korea. He then studied in the United States where he received his bachelor's degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts and his master's at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[5][6][7]

Career

Hong made his directorial debut at age 35 with The Day a Pig Fell into the Well in 1996. Woman is the Future of Man (2004) was his first film to screen in the main competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

Hong's films have also screened in the main competition of the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, and the Locarno Film Festival.[8] Besides that, Hong's films are regularly screened in non-competitive festivals, such as the New York Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival.

At Cannes, Hong received the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for Hahaha. In 2013 Hong won the Silver Leopard Award for Best Director for Our Sunhi, and, in 2015, the Golden Leopard for Right Now, Wrong Then, both at the Locarno Film Festival. Most recently, his 2020 film The Woman Who Ran won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival,[9] while 2022 black and white film The Novelist's Film won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[10]

Film style

There are certain elements that are commonly found in Hong's films. A typical Hong film highlights a theme of domestic realism with many of the scenes set on residential streets, cafes, hotels, schools, and in the stairwells of apartment buildings.[4] Characters in the film are seen walking around the city, drinking soju, and having sex. The main characters in his films are often movie directors or actors, and scenes typically consist of a single shot, often beginning and ending with a camera zoom. The budgets for his movies average about $100,000.[8]

Hong is often spontaneous when shooting, delivering the day's scene on the morning of the shoot and frequently changing stories while on set.[4] He rarely prepares scripts in advance. Hong instead begins with a basic guideline and writes his scenes on the morning of the filming day, making changes throughout the day.[8] Hong starts the filming day at 4 a.m. when he begins to write the dialogue for that day's shoot.[6] Hong also develops close relationships with the actors over alcohol and cigarettes and sometimes shoots certain scenes while the actors are under the influence.[11]

Hong's style has been compared to Eric Rohmer's, and it has even been argued that allusions to Rohmer's films appear in some films directed by Hong.[12]

Personal life

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Hong and Kim Min-hee admitted to their affair at a press conference in Seoul in March 2017.

In 2016, Hong was reported to be having an extramarital affair with actress Kim Min-hee, who appeared in his 2015 film, Right Now, Wrong Then.[13] Hong admitted to the affair in March 2017, at the Seoul premiere of On the Beach at Night Alone. He filed a divorce suit from his wife in December 2016, but the court rejected his request in June 2019, insisting that only the injured party, Hong's wife, could initiate a legal separation.[14][15]

Filmography

Feature films

Year English Titile Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer Composer Editor Cinematographer
1996 The Day a Pig Fell into the Well Yes Yes No No No No
1998 The Power of Kangwon Province Yes Yes No No No No
2000 Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors Yes Yes No No No No
2002 On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate Yes Yes No No No No
2004 Woman Is the Future of Man Yes Yes No No No No
2005 Tale of Cinema Yes Yes Yes No No No
2006 Woman on the Beach Yes Yes No No No No
2008 Night and Day Yes Yes No No No No
2009 Like You Know It All Yes Yes No No No No
2010 Hahaha Yes Yes Executive No No No
Oki's Movie Yes Yes Yes No No No
2011 The Day He Arrives Yes Yes Executive No No No
2012 In Another Country Yes Yes Yes No No No
2013 Nobody's Daughter Haewon Yes Yes Yes No No No
Our Sunhi Yes Yes Yes No No No
2014 Hill of Freedom Yes Yes Yes No No No
2015 Right Now, Wrong Then Yes Yes No No No No
2016 Yourself and Yours Yes Yes Yes No No No
2017 On the Beach at Night Alone Yes Yes Yes No No No
Claire's Camera Yes Yes Yes No No No
The Day After Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
2018 Grass Yes Yes Yes No No No
Hotel by the River Yes Yes Yes No No No World premiere at the 2018 Locarno Film Festival
2020 The Woman Who Ran Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No World premiere at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival
2021 Introduction Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival
In Front of Your Face Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
2022 The Novelist's Film Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival
Walk Up Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
2023 In Water Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival
In Our Day Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival[16]

Short films

Year English Title Segment Credited as
Director Writer Producer Cinematographer Editor
2009 Jeonju Digital Project: Visitors Lost in the Mountains Yes Yes No No No
2011 List — Yes Yes No No No
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded 50:50 Yes Yes No No No
2021 Hong Sangsoo — Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Letter to the New York Film Festival — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2022 Small Flower — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Awards

Korean Awards

International Awards

State Honors

Name of the Country Year Awarded Name of the Honor Ref.
South Korea[Note 1] 2011 Presidential Commendation [23]

Notes

References

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  12. ↑ Marco Grosoli, "Moral Tales from Korea: Hong Sang-Soo and Eric Rohmer", Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 3 (2010), 95–108.
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