Grass

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Grass

Released Apr 19, 2019

1h 6m

Drama

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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

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.

Dec 30, 2019

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Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times

"Grass," true to its title, is small, sharp and bladelike.

Apr 23, 2019

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

One of the best expressions/variations on Hong's usual formula.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 19, 2019

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

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]

Rated: 6/10

Jul 27, 2020

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Dustin Chang

ScreenAnarchy

Even if Areum looks down on everyone from her pedestal, at the end, emotions are what makes us human, Hong seems to say.

Jul 17, 2020

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Miguel Muñoz Garnica

El antepenúltimo mohicano

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]

Rated: 5/5

Mar 17, 2020

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Es buena aunue algo confusa, pro sirve para pasar el rato y emocionarte con todo lo enrrededado de la trama

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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nefasto r

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.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Kim Min-hee

Areum

Jeong Jin-yeong

Kyungsoo

Ki Joo-bong

Changsoo

Seo Young-hwa

Sunghwa

Kim Sae-byeok

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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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