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Grass

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In the corner of a small café, Areum types on her laptop. At the tables around her, other customers enact the various dramas of their lives: A young couple charges each other with serious crimes, an old man tries to rekindle a flame with a younger woman, and a narcissistic filmmaker works to put together his next project. Is she merely writing what she hears? Or is she hearing what she has written? As the dramas inside the café unfold, the plants outside grow taller.
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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 12/30/2019
At this point it feels as though Hong can create a lovely composition or reach psychological insights offhandedly-the films successfully translate his carefree filmmaking process into narrative form. Go to Full Review
Justin Chang Los Angeles Times 04/23/2019
"Grass," true to its title, is small, sharp and bladelike. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 04/19/2019
3/4
One of the best expressions/variations on Hong's usual formula. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia 07/27/2020
6/10
Although I recognize that there is a certain intimacy and poetic lightness in his story, I'm not so moved by the argument about the link of human expertise. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy 07/17/2020
Even if Areum looks down on everyone from her pedestal, at the end, emotions are what makes us human, Hong seems to say. Go to Full Review
Miguel Muñoz Garnica El antepenúltimo mohicano 03/17/2020
5/5
We hope that we'll be understood by saying that there can be no more perfect closing image... filled with the joy of human warmth. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Richard B @RichardB12314 May 3 Middling movie about taking inspiration from life to infuse characters with emotions and seeing the emotions as structure of the human personality. There's a lack of backstory to most of the characters that makes it too thin, and mercifully the run time is short. Emotions are important but there need to be reasons behind the emotions so that the audience can understand the characters and resonate with them. Where there should be catharsis are instead endless questions. See more 06/24/2020 Short and snappy; wretched and moody; fiction and reality created between "you" and "me". Panning from an over-the-shoulder shot without a reverse shot to a shadow drunkenly talking, Hong somehow shows us some different charm this time. See more 10/07/2019 Es buena aunue algo confusa, pro sirve para pasar el rato y emocionarte con todo lo enrrededado de la trama See more nefasto r @Nefasto 04/23/2019 I am not really sure what "Grass" was, but I can tell you that is not my cup of Soju. (If you want to know what Soju is I'd suggest to google it up, instead of watching this film). Scenes from a bar, almost theatrical, almost connected, definitely in black and white, definitely boring (at least for me) Only sixty-six minutes and was so hard for me reaching the closing titles. I know it was supposed to be profound and artistic, but to me looked like written by an hipster in a Starbucks. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the corner of a small café, Areum types on her laptop. At the tables around her, other customers enact the various dramas of their lives: A young couple charges each other with serious crimes, an old man tries to rekindle a flame with a younger woman, and a narcissistic filmmaker works to put together his next project. Is she merely writing what she hears? Or is she hearing what she has written? As the dramas inside the café unfold, the plants outside grow taller.
Director
Hong Sang-soo
Producer
Hong Sang-soo
Screenwriter
Hong Sang-soo
Distributor
Cinema Guild
Production Co
Jeonwonsa Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 19, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 13, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.0K
Runtime
1h 6m
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