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Tale of Cinema

2005 · 89 min

A quiet, slippery puzzle of mirrored lives that drifts between awkward encounters and quiet despair, asking you to piece together what is real.

Directed by: Hong Sang-soo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kim Sang-kyung, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Ki-woo

Overview: In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Dongsoo, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen. Their stories will cross paths thanks to their love for cinema.

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Directed by: Hong Sang-soo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kim Sang-kyung, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Ki-woo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
isolation
death
art
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Hong Sang-soo
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Starring: Kim Sang-kyung, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Ki-woo, Son Sook, Lee Kyung-jin, Kim Myung-soo, Cho Han-chul, Choi Mu-sung
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Runtime: 89 min
Country: South Korea, France
Languages: Korean

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