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      In Another Country

      Released Nov 9, 2012 1h 29m Drama List
      83% 30 Reviews Tomatometer 48% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Three French tourists visit the same seaside resort. Read More Read Less
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      In Another Country offers intelligent observations throughout its trio of overlapping stories -- and demonstrates again just how much Isabelle Huppert's presence can improve a film.

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      Audience Member Something more than fluent talking Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member In one scene, Isabelle Huppert drinks soju straight out of a bottle and an excitable lifeguard tries to seduce her in broken english. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie is not quite as engaging. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny: for its inside-out awkwardness plus oddness. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Sang-soo Hong's films are always minimalist in style. And it is often this director's requirement of his key actors to become drunk for many scenes. The intermixing of these two variables with the obvious influence of La Nouvelle Vague that create surprising examinations of the human condition. When Hong had the opportunity to work with Isabelle Huppert, it created a great deal of excitement within the International Film scene. The result of this collaboration are not what was expected. Huppert was unwilling to become drunk. Hong has never stated if this played any significant role in the film's tone or outcome, but one cannot help but notice a distinct shift in tone. I think many of us expected to see Hong take advantage of a slightly improved budget and the promise of easier access to his film's distribution to his favorite themes around friendship, romantic, sexual and existential quandaries of the human condition to a different and perhaps darker level. Instead, Hong Sang-soo has crafted a whimsically surreal comedic film that seems to be more connected to the mid-1950's David Lean than Eric Rohmer. This does not mean that Hong has turned his back on the themes that seem to obsess his work. But In Another Country is about as close to romantic comedy as we're likely to ever see from Hong again. The film's primary concern is related to the identity of a foreign visitor's identity in relation to the locals of a culture unknown to her. Hong presents Huppert as 3 different characters in 3 various vignettes. It is within these three identities that we see a number of situations exploring how "innocent" and "kind" attempts at interaction/connecting are often misunderstood or misinterpreted. Huppert delivers an equally "light" and often sweetly charming performances of three different characters -- each of who share two shared challenges: Communication and Making A Potentially Life-Changing Decisions in the later part of her life. While all the situations feel real, Hong always manages to maintain a surreal vibe. Situations constructed around opposing ideas around marriage, adultery, age, sexuality, romance, friendship and human connection are present but explored in a surprisingly light comedic kind of way. This is the first time we've seen Hong Sang-soo offer a clearly articulated idea: Whether we like it or not, our lives fulfillment are often condensed to something as minor as which direction we should take when we are most confused. At the time I first saw this movie, I felt very mixed about it. When I watched it again on DVD, I found it to be an interesting but fun glimpse at life. Never totally simplistic or "cheesy" --- but never challenging enough to cause debate. In Another Country is simply a smart little movie with just enough substance to make it memorable in an unexpected way. The meeting of two highly regarded film artists may not have resulted in the sort of result we expected, but it did result in something we do not expect to see from either of them. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member The Korean version of Winter sleep. More real, more true to itself. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Nicely shot, but the story is somewhat disjointed and not overly appealing with the plot centring about romance and culture clash. It's mildly humorous but missable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jeff Shannon Seattle Times By the time its third story kicked in, "In Another Country" lost me. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 31, 2013 Full Review Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle If you take the film as the bauble it is, you'll be entertained by its lighthearted wit, social observations and resolute sidestepping of profundity. Rated: 3/4 Jan 25, 2013 Full Review Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times A beguiling set of variations on a theme, a gossamer-light tude composed for delight rather than dissection. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 11, 2013 Full Review Joe Leydon The Moving Picture Show French actress Isabelle Huppert isn't only the star of "In Another Country," she's also the center of gravity for this playfully wispy yet oddly captivating doodle by South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo. Jul 22, 2021 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Whatever your thoughts on how the film compares to the director's own celebrated filmography, the film is a beautiful, magical love letter to Isabelle Huppert. Nov 16, 2020 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row A lovely and engaging look at people whose own lives have become prisons who find love and redemption through shared experiences in a foreign land, as well as one of Hong's most joyous and purely entertaining films. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Three French tourists visit the same seaside resort.
      Director
      Hong Sang-soo
      Screenwriter
      Hong Sang-soo
      Distributor
      Kino Lorber
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Korean
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 9, 2012, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 17, 2020
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $22.1K
      Runtime
      1h 29m