Tale of Cinema

★★★★★

Original title: Geuk-jang-jeon

2005 · 1 h 29 min

Directed by Hong Sang-soo

Drama

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Cast

Kim Sang-kyung Uhm Ji-won Lee Ki-woo

Plot

A film-within-a-film.

Sinekatalog’s take

Hong Sang-soo's film-within-a-film splits into two halves, one a failed suicide pact, the other a meeting with a director who has an uncanny likeness. Wry, tricky and clever, it is a sly play of life imitating cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (2,425 votes)
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