In Front of Your Face
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Korean | 당신 얼굴 앞에서 dangsin eolgul ap-eseo |
Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
Produced by | Hong Sang-soo Kim Min-hee |
Starring | Lee Hye-young Cho Yun-hee Kwon Hae-hyo |
Cinematography | Hong Sang-soo |
Edited by | Hong Sang-soo |
Music by | Hong Sang-soo |
Production company | Jeonwonsa Film Co. |
Distributed by | The Cinema Guild |
Release dates | |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $41,279[1] |
In Front of Your Face (Korean: 당신 얼굴 앞에서, romanized: dangsin eolgul ap-eseo) is a 2021 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[2] The film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Premiere section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]Sangok, a former actress (Lee Hye-young) returns to visit family in Seoul, South Korea from the U.S. and stays with her sister, Jeongok (Cho Yunhee), in a high-rise apartment. Her sister takes her to meet with her nephew, Seungwon (Shin Seok-ho), who has a rice cake business and then visits her old house before she meets with a director looking for her to join him on a project. The director, Song Jaewon (Kwon Hae-hyo), has no immediate project but admires her work from decades ago. They meet at a cafe where they eat and drink at lot whereby she makes a confession about wanting to work as soon as possible.
Cast
[edit]- Lee Hye-young as Sang ok
- Jo Yoon-hee[5] as Jeong ok
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Jae won
- Shin Seok-ho as Seung-won
- Kim Sae-byuk as old house owner
- Ha Seong-guk as assistant director
- Seo Young-hwa as passerby
- Lee Eun-mi as passerby
- Kang Yi-seo as Seung-won's girlfriend
Release and reception
[edit]The film was selected for screening in the 'Icon' category at 26th Busan International Film Festival, held from 6 to 15 October 2021.[6]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating, based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.70/10.[7]
Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | 59th Gijón International Film Festival | Albar Special Jury Award | In Front of Your Face | Won | [8] |
Albar Best Feature Film | Nominated | ||||
Cine21 Awards | Best Film of the Year | Won | [9] | ||
2022 | 19th International Cinephile Society Awards | Best Picture | 13th runner-up | [10] | |
Best Actress | Lee Hye-young | Won | |||
58th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Won | [11] | ||
9th Wildflower Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [12][13] | ||
Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated | |||
27th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Nominated | [14] | |||
Best Actress | Lee Hye-young | Nominated | |||
31st Buil Film Awards | Best Film | In Front of Your Face | Nominated | [15][16] | |
Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Lee Hye-young | Nominated | |||
58th Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | Nominated | [17] | |
Best Actress | Lee Hye-young | Nominated | |||
23rd Busan Film Critics Awards | Grand Prize | In Front of Your Face | Won | [18] | |
Best Actress | Lee Hye-young | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "In Front of Your Face (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Cannes: Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Cinema Guild Buys Cannes Competition Title 'In Front of Your Face' for U.S." Variety. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' marks his 11th entry to Cannes". The Korea Times. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "[포토]조윤희-권해효, '당신 얼굴 앞에서 기대해주세요'". iNews24. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Kim Ji-eun (30 September 2021). "'당신얼굴 앞에서', 부국제서 첫 공개...홍상수·김민희 불참" ['In front of your face', first released at the sub-international... Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee absent]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "In Front of Your Face (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Gijón 59th FICX Edition Brings Back Audiences To Theaters". Variety. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "BEST OF 2021: '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화, 영화인". Cine21. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 ICS Award Winners". ICS Award. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Jeong, Hee-yeon (6 May 2022). "'오겜'→'D.P.' 3관왕...백상예술대상 휩쓴 OTT 넷플릭스 [종합]" ['Ogem' → 'DP' 3 crowns...OTT Netflix swept the Baeksang Arts Awards [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Seok-bong (30 May 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 여우주연상, 배우 정애화 수상" [9th Wildflower Film Awards: Best Actress, Actress Jung Ae-Hwa] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 후보작 발표". MHNS (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "아이유X손석구, '신인상' 받을까..."춘사국제영화제, 후보 발표" [공식]" [IU X Son Seok-gu, will he receive the 'Rookie of the Year Award'... "Chunsa International Film Festival, Candidate Announcement" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Nam, Yoo-jung (28 August 2022). "헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라" [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Lee Jung-min (29 November 2022). "제23회 부산영화평론가협회상 대상에 '당신얼굴 앞에서" ['In front of your face' at the 23rd Busan Film Critics Association Awards] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Naver.
External links
[edit]- In Front of Your Face at IMDb
- In Front of Your Face at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)