Bukchon banghyang = The day he arrives / Jeonwonsa Film Co. ; written and directed by Sang-soo Hong.
북촌방향

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hong, Sang-su, 1960- screenwriter, director.

Yoo, Jun-Sang, actor.

Kim, Sang Jung, actor.

Song, Seon-mi, 1976- actor.

Yŏnghwa Chejak Chŏnwŏnsa, producer.

Cinema Guild, distributor.

Language:

English

Korean

Subjects (All):

Time.

Man-woman relationships--Drama.

Man-woman relationships.

Time--Drama.

Genre:

Drama.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Other Title:

Day he arrives

Place of Publication:

New York : Cinema Guild, 2012.

Language Note:

Korean dialogue; English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

digital

optical

Dolby digital 5.1

video file

DVD video

Summary:

A film director who no longer makes films, Seongjun, arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend doesn't show up, Seongjun wanders the city aimlessly. He runs into an actress he used to know, shares a drink with some film students and against his better judgment, heads to his ex-girlfriend's apartment. The next day goes very much like the last; Seongjun meets the actress, has drinks with friends, and falls for woman who looks remarkably like his ex-girlfriend. Each new day plays out like a flimsy copy of the previous one, but only Seongjun knows why. Infused with a playfulness and dry wit that recalls the films of Woody Allen and Eric Rohmer, The Day He Arrives is a delightful meditation on relationships, filmmaking, and the unknowable forces that govern our lives.

Participant:

Jun-Sang Yoo, Sang Jung Kim, Seon-Mi Song.

Notes:

Special features: Hong Sangsoo in conversation at the British Film Institute; visual essay by film critic Kevin Lee; theatrical trailer; booklet containing essay by James Quandt.

ISBN:

078151407X

9780781514071

OCLC:

811574890

Publisher Number:

881164000576

CG 000129 Cinema Guild