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Low-budget Korean drama split into three parts that all take place in the same setting with repeating elements and characters though all are intrinsically different.
The focal point of all three segments is Isabelle Huppert who seemingly plays the same character but in what I presume are supposed to be either three differing stages of her life or alternate realities. Personally I found both her character and the film in general slowly growing on me as each different act was presented, though I should state that the baseline from which the film started was low for me as the 'introduction' by which all three segments are joined is unsatisfying and the initial scenes of the first segment are poorly written, acted and staged.
If I had to describe the film in one word it would be inconsistent - some of the character interactions are delightful and feel natural but others feel fake and forced; some of the dialogue is incredibly stilted and unrealistic yet elsewhere it flows easily and doesn't feel at all scripted.
As a whole it felt like there must be hidden depths and meanings to what transpires but tbh although it gradually grew on me as it progressed I still didn't really care enough for it to dwell on what those might be.
In Another Country [Da-reun na-ra-e-seo] (2012) - Sang-soo Hong -
Low-budget Korean drama split into three parts that all take place in the same setting with repeating elements and characters though all are intrinsically different.
The focal point of all three segments is Isabelle Huppert who seemingly plays the same character but in what I presume are supposed to be either three differing stages of her life or alternate realities. Personally I found both her character and the film in general slowly growing on me as each different act was presented, though I should state that the baseline from which the film started was low for me as the 'introduction' by which all three segments are joined is unsatisfying and the initial scenes of the first segment are poorly written, acted and staged.
If I had to describe the film in one word it would be inconsistent - some of the character interactions are delightful and feel natural but others feel fake and forced; some of the dialogue is incredibly stilted and unrealistic yet elsewhere it flows easily and doesn't feel at all scripted.
As a whole it felt like there must be hidden depths and meanings to what transpires but tbh although it gradually grew on me as it progressed I still didn't really care enough for it to dwell on what those might be.