Night and Day (2009)

Synopsis: Anthology is thrilled to present the New York Theatrical Premiere Run of NIGHT AND DAY by gifted Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo, who has established himself as world cinema’s poet of male narcissism,... Anthology is thrilled to present the New York Theatrical Premiere Run of NIGHT AND DAY by gifted Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo, who has established himself as world cinema’s poet of male narcissism, desire, and neurosis. For more than a decade now he has been quietly but consistently turning out a series of films that are somehow both self-effacing and bold, behavioral and formally experimental, including masterpieces such as VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS, TURNING GATE, and TALE OF CINEMA. His most recent film to hit North American shores (the feverishly prolific Hong has already lapped us, with an even newer film – LIKE YOU KNOW IT ALL – premiering at Cannes last May) finds him experimenting with a change of scene – set in Paris rather than Korea, NIGHT AND DAY adds the element of cultural confusion to his usual thematic arsenal.

After getting busted for smoking pot with some students, 40-year-old artist Seong-nam impulsively flees to Paris, leaving his wife behind, and finds himself living in a kind of limbo. Staying in a run-down hotel inhabited mostly by fellow Korean ex-pats, Seong-nam wanders aimlessly around the city, becoming ensnared by temptation in the form of both an ex-flame, and a couple of young art students. Leisurely, episodic, sharp, and deeply funny, NIGHT AND DAY finds Hong working at the height of his powers. --© Anthology [More]

Starring: Su-jeong Hwang, Yeong-ho Kim, Seon-gyun Lee, Eun-hye Park

Starring: Su-jeong Hwang, Yeong-ho Kim, Seon-gyun Lee, Eun-hye Park

Director: Sang-soo Hong

Director: Sang-soo Hong
Screenwriter: Sang-soo Hong
Studio: IFC Films

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