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Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Sang-soo
Hong at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, 2022
Born (1960-10-25) 25 October 1960 (age 62)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Unnamed
​
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(m. 1985, separated)​
[1][2]
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHong Sang-su
McCune–ReischauerHong Sangsu
IPA[ɸʷo̞ŋ sʰa̠ŋ.sʰu]

Early life


Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul.[4] Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chung-Ang University in South Korea. He then studied in the United States where he received his bachelor's degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts and his master's at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[5][6][7]


Career


Hong made his directorial debut at age 35 with The Day a Pig Fell into the Well in 1996. Woman is the Future of Man (2004) was his first film to screen in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.[4]

Hong's films have also screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, and the Locarno Film Festival.[8]

He has received the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for Hahaha, the Silver Leopard Award for Best Director at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival for Our Sunhi, and the Golden Leopard at the 2015 Locarno International Film Festival for Right Now, Wrong Then. His 2020 film The Woman Who Ran won him the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[9]

Hong's 2022 black and white film The Novelist's Film won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale. It was described as the film that "celebrates the beauty of chance encounters, while talking about the importance of authenticity in the dishonest world of cinema" by the executive director Carlo Shatrian of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[10]


Film style


There are certain elements that are commonly found in Hong's films. A typical Hong film highlights a theme of domestic realism with many of the scenes set on residential streets, cafes, hotels, schools, and in the stairwells of apartment buildings.[4] Characters in the film are seen walking around the city, drinking soju, and having sex. The main characters in his films are often movie directors or actors, and scenes typically consist of a single shot, often beginning and ending with a camera zoom. The budgets for his movies average about $100,000.[8]

Hong is often spontaneous when shooting, delivering the day's scene on the morning of the shoot and frequently changing stories while on set.[4] He rarely prepares scripts in advance. Hong instead begins with a basic guideline and writes his scenes on the morning of the filming day, making changes throughout the day.[8] Hong starts the filming day at 4 a.m. when he begins to write the dialogue for that day's shoot.[6] Hong also develops close relationships with the actors over alcohol and cigarettes and sometimes shoots certain scenes while the actors are under the influence.[11]

Hong's style has been compared to Eric Rohmer's, and it has even been argued that allusions to Rohmer's films appear in some films directed by Hong.[12]


Personal life


Hong and Kim Min-hee admitted to their affair at a press conference in Seoul in March 2017.
Hong and Kim Min-hee admitted to their affair at a press conference in Seoul in March 2017.

In 2016, Hong was reported to be having an extramarital affair with actress Kim Min-hee, who appeared in his 2015 film, Right Now, Wrong Then.[13] Hong admitted to the affair in March 2017, at the Seoul premiere of On the Beach at Night Alone. He filed a divorce suit from his wife in December 2016, but the court rejected his request in June 2019, insisting that only the injured party, Hong's wife, could initiate a legal separation.[14][15]


Filmography



Feature films


Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
1996 The Day a Pig Fell into the Well Yes Yes No
1998 The Power of Kangwon Province Yes Yes No
2000 Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors Yes Yes No
2002 On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate Yes Yes No
2004 Woman Is the Future of Man Yes Yes No
2005 Tale of Cinema Yes Yes No
2006 Woman on the Beach Yes Yes No
2008 Night and Day Yes Yes No
2009 Like You Know It All Yes Yes No
2010 Hahaha Yes Yes Yes
Oki's Movie Yes Yes Yes
2011 The Day He Arrives Yes Yes Yes
2012 In Another Country Yes Yes Yes
2013 Nobody's Daughter Haewon Yes Yes Yes
Our Sunhi Yes Yes Yes
2014 Hill of Freedom Yes Yes Yes
2015 Right Now, Wrong Then Yes Yes Yes
2016 Yourself and Yours Yes Yes Yes
2017 On the Beach at Night Alone Yes Yes Yes
Claire's Camera Yes Yes Yes
The Day After Yes Yes Yes
2018 Grass Yes Yes Yes
Hotel by the River Yes Yes Yes
2020 The Woman Who Ran Yes Yes Yes
2021 Introduction Yes Yes Yes
In Front of Your Face Yes Yes Yes Screened in the Cannes premiere
2022 The Novelist's Film Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival
Walk Up Yes Yes Yes World premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

Short films


Year Film Segment Credited as
Director Writer
2009 Jeonju Digital Project: Visitors Lost in the Mountains Yes Yes
2011 List — Yes Yes
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded 50:50 Yes Yes
2021 Hong Sangsoo — Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay — Yes Yes
2021 Letter to the New York Film Festival — Yes Yes

Awards



National awards



International awards



State honors


Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Year Honor Ref.
South Korea[note 1] 2011 Presidential Commendation [21]

Notes


  1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[18][19] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[20]

References


  1. Shin Su-ji (18 November 2016). "Director Files for Divorce Over May–September Romance". Chosunilbo. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. "Director Hong Sang-soo fails to settle divorce, going to court". Hancinema.net. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. "칸영화제 초청받은 洪常秀감독". Yonhap news agency (in Korean). 20 April 1998.
  4. Carew, Anthony (2015). "Expectedly unexpected: Repetition and understatement in the films of Hong Sang-Soo". Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine (186): 82–87. ISSN 0312-2654. OCLC 7128543000.
  5. "Alum's Film Wins Top Prize at Jerusalem Film Festival". School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. Lopate, Phillip (7 December 2017). "The Discreet Charm of Hong Sang-soo". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ""Hill of Freedom"". SFFILM. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. Rapold, Nicolas (17 May 2017). "Films of Hong Sang-soo Capture Pleasures and Pratfalls of Attraction". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. Meza, Ed (29 February 2020). "'There Is No Evil' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. Lattanzio, Ryan (16 February 2022). "Berlin Film Festival 2022 Awards: 'Alcarràs' Wins Golden Bear, Claire Denis, Hong Sang-soo Take Top Prizes". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  11. Marshall, Colin (11 June 2013). "The Films of Sangsoo Hong". Quarterly Conversation. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  12. Marco Grosoli, "Moral Tales from Korea: Hong Sang-Soo and Eric Rohmer", Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 3 (2010), 95–108.
  13. Kim, Kristen Yoonsoo (26 April 2019). "In the Maze of Love: Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee's Intricate Tales of Romance". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  14. "Court dismisses filmmaker Hong Sang-soo's divorce suit". Korea Times. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  15. Agent France Press (14 June 2019). "Film Director Cannot Divorce Wife Over Affair, Rules Court". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  16. "Korean director Hong Sang-soo wins best screenplay for 'Introduction' at Berlin film fest". Korea Times. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  17. Lee Jae-hoon (17 February 2022). "홍상수, 베를린영화제 4번째 은곰상…김민희 "감동적"(종합)" [Hong Sang-soo, the 4th Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival... Kim Min-hee "Inspiring" (Comprehensive)]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  18. Hicap, Jonathan (18 October 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  19. Yeo, Yer-im (25 October 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.
  20. Lee, Sang-won (25 October 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  21. 대중문화예술상 2011년 [2011 Popular Culture and Arts Awards]. Korea Creative Content Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.



На других языках

[de] Hong Sang-soo

Hong Sang-soo (* 25. Dezember 1960 in Seoul, Südkorea) ist ein südkoreanischer Filmregisseur und Drehbuchautor.
- [en] Hong Sang-soo

[ru] Хон Сан Су

Хон Сан Су (кор. 홍상수, 25 декабря 1960 года, Сеул) — южнокорейский кинорежиссёр и сценарист.


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