On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate

Name: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
Genre: Drama
Rating: 90
Cast: Kim Sang-kyung, Chu Sang-mi, Ye Ji-won, Kim Hak-seon, Jeon Guk-hyang

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2002

1h 55m

Drama

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A man visits an old friend and has an affair with a dance instructor. When he flees the relationship, he falls in love with a married woman on a train and has trouble remembering which relationship he is in.

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The plot setup is reminiscent of any other Hong film, with the asshole/pitiful male characters, often artists themselves becoming involved with relationships with several women to assuage their own needs and inadequacies. The structure is similar to that of Woman on the Beach, with the male character being chased in the first half to becoming the chaser in the 2nd. Even though the guy here is still an asshole I found him more sympathetic than that of Virgin. It helps that this is one of his funniest and more poignant films. I don't get why Hong uses those zooms in his later films since the aesthetic here serves the purpose perfectly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Hong Sang-soo

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Kim Sang-kyung

Gyeongsu

Chu Sang-mi

Seonyoung

Ye Ji-won

Myeongsuk

Kim Hak-seon

Seong-u

Jeon Guk-hyang

Seong-u's cousin

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Director: Hong Sang-soo
Producer: Lee Hanna
Screenwriter: Hong Sang-soo
Production Co: Mirashin Korea
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Runtime: 1h 55m

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