In Another Country

Ghostman

A breezy & entertaining film, albeit slight. Huppert, as always, is immensely appealing & here she gets to use her English. The characters are well acted, it's well shot (I especially dug the zooms) & the story is amusing & funny, although I wish it amounted to more. It's similar to an Antonioni movie with comedy but not nearly with as much of a statement on the world. Still, a very enjoyable movie.

jchandleroc

While definitely the work of a master, this one was difficult for me to grasp. Its shocking lack of depth and unwillingness to succumb to logic and temporality succeed impossibly in bringing to light an intense feeling of unease. Anne's oneiric drifting takes her from one irreconcilable conflict to another, leaving each situation entirely unresolved. Another lovely yet challenging film from Hong.

Rafael Zen

Huppert embraces three women and at the same time only one: the foreigner. Sang-Soo plays with love and habit, lust and things that cannot linger, and does it like a master. The first act, with the jealous wife, is my favorite - although the three stories are all connected somehow. This is a great use of location plus acting and Isabelle is lovely as usual.

kiptok

fun, poignant, resonant commentary on korean (x global) relationships smartly tempered with weird narrative in loose cycle presented as young korean woman's screenplay drafts. pretty funny tho. 미친 사람들. a delight

Timbo of Boston

A reflection on creativity and the themes and motifs that make up storytelling, Through the imagination of a troubled young girl's screenplay - devised by the director - multiple movie/stories with the film riff and repeat, play off one another, barely skirt cliche and eventually descend into wish fulfillment Huppert is dryly brilliant as always and the Korean actors are hysterical. As tricky as any Bunuel film.

Jake

A fantastic film, A deconstruction of story telling in the tradition of Godard and the new wave while still very much retaining its own vision....funny, philosophical, near perfectly constructed. those who will not meet this film half way will find it annoying and ackward but a deeper read I think will show evidence of Soo's brilliance ... and the attention calling zooms ...spot on!

Jesse Furgurson

Best lifeguard ever.

DSPRKY

A pleasant, charming film. Huppert is fantastic, as always. Don't know much about Hong Sang-soo, but if his others works explore similar issues, I'm game.