Woman is the Future of Man (2004)
Directed by Sang-soo Hong / Hong Sang-Soo
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - Mar 3, 2006 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - Denmark |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Two men pursue a woman form their past in this drama from South Korea. Heon-jun (Kim Tae-woo), a struggling filmmaker who has just returned from the United States, runs into his old friend Mun-ho (Yu Ji-tae), now an art professor, and they decide to get a bite to eat. Over dinner, they find themselves talking about Seon-hwa (Seong Hyeon-ah), a beautiful woman they both dated in college. While both men flirt with their waitress, talking about how Seon-hwa has renewed their fascination with their old love, and they individually decide to track her down. They discover Seon-hwa, once an artist, is now working as a bar manager; they learn, in her personal life, the fates have not been kind to her, and in many respects, she's not the women she once was. Yeojaneun Namjaeui Miraeda (aka Woman is the Future of Man) was screened in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
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competition, filmmaker, friendship, immaturity, obsession, old-flame, professor