Synopsis
Claire, a school teacher with a camera is on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a film sales assistant, Man-hee, recently laid off after a one-night stand with a film director. Together, this unlikely pair become detectives of sorts, as they wander around the seaside resort town, working to better understand the circumstances of Man-hee's firing.
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Cast
- Isabelle HuppertClaire
- Kim Min-heeJeon Man-hee
- Chang Mi-heeNam Yang-hye
- Jung Jin-youngDirector So Wan-soo
- Shahira FahmyClaire's Friend
- Yoon Hee-sunSung-yeon
- Mark PeransonMan on Terrace
- Kang Tae-uJung-woo
- Lee Wan-min
Recommandations
- 91
The Playlist
If Hong is often a filmmaker who can be accused of making the same movie over and over again, this latent muse brings a veritable freshness to his output by offering an emotional gravity that hadn’t significantly figured into his creative sphere. - 90
The New York Times
Ms. Huppert’s presence — steady, warm, thoughtful but with a casual air — keeps the entire enterprise classically comedic. - 90
Village Voice
For all its airy lightness and apparent simplicity, it’s hard not to watch Claire’s Camera and sense beneath its placid surfaces the fretful voice of a filmmaker who longs to return to the elements of his art. - 90
The New Yorker
[Hong's] tightrope-long takes of scenes filmed in settings ranging from the picturesque to the banal (restaurants and apartments, café terraces, Mediterranean beaches) have an intricate dramatic construction, replete with glittering asides and wondrous coincidences, to rival that of a Hollywood classic. - 88
Slant Magazine
Hong Sang-soo's film is governed by a narrative circle that suggests relief as well as entrapment. - 83
The A.V. Club
Serves as a thoroughly engaging divertissement. That it comes across as more than a little half-assed is part of its unruly charm. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Feeling more spontaneous and improvised than ever, this tale of chance encounters at a big film festival is easy on the eye and strewn with humorous gems, as it wryly reflects on the festival business and its denizens. - 80
Variety
Characters often most reveal themselves when they’re saying nothing of any particular consequence in Hong’s short, loose script.
