Synopsis
A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
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Cast
- Lee Hye-youngJun-hee
- Kim Min-heeGil-su
- Seo Young-hwaSe-won
- Park Mi-soHyun-woo
- Kwon Hae-hyoHyo-jin
- Cho Yun-heeYang-joo
- Ha Seong-gukGyeong-woo
- Gi Ju-bongMan-soo
- Lee Eun-miJae-won
- Kim Si-haChild
Recommendations
- 88
Slant Magazine
The film proves that Hong Sang-soo has yet to exhaust his methods of deriving significance and beauty from the most quotidian of details. - 83
The Playlist
Though it lacks the near-spiritual dimension of the recent “In Front of Your Face” (Hong’s best in years), The Novelist’s Film is another focused, charming autofiction, well-structured yet open to the inspirations of serendipity. - 80
Screen Daily
Some small-scale but surprising formal twists, and much playfulness, will keep his admirers happy. - 80
Variety
Ultimately, The Novelist’s Film defends the idea of drift and hiatus, of time spent idling to hear your own thoughts, in their own sweet time. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The deadpan edge of much of the film’s 90 minutes of prattle conceals thoughts on the insularity of creative communities, the ticking clock of an artist’s life and the importance of remaining open to finding truth even in what appear to be random connections.
