In Front of Your Face

Released May 6, 2022

1 hr. 25 min.

Drama

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94%

36 Reviews

Tomatometer

75%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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After years living abroad, former actress Sangok (Lee Hyeyoung) is back in Seoul, staying with her sister Jeongok (Cho Yunhee) in her high-rise apartment. The siblings sleep late, have breakfast in a café and visit a restaurant owned by Jeongok's son. But as the details of Sangok's day accrue (a spill on her blouse, an encounter at her childhood home), it becomes clear that there is much she is not revealing. And these mysterious circumstances have something to do with her decision to meet with film director Jaewon (Kwon Haehyo) to discuss her return to acting. In her first role for Hong, Lee, a prominent theater and screen actress in South Korea, makes a captivating return to the big screen.

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Critics Consensus

An exploration of the intersection between art and life, In Front of Your Face finds Hong Sang-soo working in a typically -- and beguilingly -- minor key.

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Hong Sang-soo

Director

Lee Hye-yeong

Sangok

Hae-hyo Kwon

Jaewon

Lee Hye-young

Sangok

Cho Yunhee

Jeongok

Kwon Hae-hyo

Jaewon

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Much of the film’s allure comes from a mesmerising Lee Hye-yeong, playing a former actor hoping to reconnect with the past and come to terms with the future.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2022

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Trevor Johnston

Little White Lies

The film just gives you so much to unpack. Repeat viewing essential.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 23, 2022

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

In Front of Your Face is a mysterious, gentle piece of work, unworldly and effortless.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 19, 2022

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Sean Burns

WBUR’s Arts & Culture

One of the filmmaker’s finest efforts.

Apr 26, 2023

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Betsy Sherman

Arts Fuse

...part of being a Hong fan is adjusting to not knowing how long it’s been since the last bit of action, or even if the next part might have taken place before it...

Apr 21, 2023

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Savina Petkova

WeLoveCinema

In Front of Your Face is a small miracle of a film.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 13, 2023

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Synopsis

After years living abroad, former actress Sangok (Lee Hyeyoung) is back in Seoul, staying with her sister Jeongok (Cho Yunhee) in her high-rise apartment. The siblings sleep late, have breakfast in a café and visit a restaurant owned by Jeongok's son. But as the details of Sangok's day accrue (a spill on her blouse, an encounter at her childhood home), it becomes clear that there is much she is not revealing. And these mysterious circumstances have something to do with her decision to meet with film director Jaewon (Kwon Haehyo) to discuss her return to acting. In her first role for Hong, Lee, a prominent theater and screen actress in South Korea, makes a captivating return to the big screen.

Director: Hong Sang-soo
Screenwriter: Sang-soo Hong, Hong Sang-soo
Distributor: The Cinema Guild
Production Co: Jeonwonsa Film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2022, Limited

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