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Past Lives

Movie · 2023 · 106 min

A quiet, aching film of long glances and unsaid things, leaving you wistful about the lives you didn't live.

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2023 film by Celine Song
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Year
2023
Runtime
106 min
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • memory
  • fate
  • immigration
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Celine Song
Written by
Celine Song
Starring
Greta Lee, John Magaro, Yoo Teo, Choi Won-young, Jonica T. Gibbs
Cinematography
Shabier Kirchner
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Languages
English, Korean

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