On the Beach at Night Alone
On the Beach at Night Alone | |
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Theatrical film poster | |
Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
Produced by | Hong Sang-soo |
Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
Starring |
Kim Min-hee Seo Young-hwa Kwon Hae-hyo Jung Jae-young Song Seon-mi Moon Sung-keun |
Cinematography |
Kim Hyung-koo Park Hong-yeol |
Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
Production company |
Jeonwonsa Film Company |
Distributed by |
Contents Panda (part of NEW) The Cinema Guild (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$399,651[1] |
On the Beach at Night Alone (Hangul: 밤의 해변에서 혼자; RR: Bamui Haebyeoneseo Honja) is a 2017 South Korean drama film written, produced, and directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] At Berlin, Kim Min-hee won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award.[3]
Plot
Young-hee is a washed up actress who is stressed by a relationship with a married man in Korea. On the beach she wonders: Is he missing me, like I miss him?
Cast
- Kim Min-hee as Young-hee
- Seo Young-hwa as Jee-young
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Chun-woo
- Jung Jae-young as Myung-soo
- Song Seon-mi as Jun-hee
- Moon Sung-keun as Sang-won
- Ahn Jae-hong as Seung-hee
- Park Yea-ju as Do-hee
- Karl Feder
- Mark Peranson
- Bettina Steinbrügge
Critical response
On the Beach at Night Alone currently holds a 91% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 7.1/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film holds an average rating of 80 out of 100, based on 12 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.[5]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2017 | 67th Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Won |
Golden Bear | Nominated | |||
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[6] | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Jerusalem Film Festival[7] | Wilf Family Foundation Award for Best International Film | On the Beach at Night Alone | Won | |
37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards[8] | Top Ten Films | Won | ||
26th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Nominated | |
2018 | 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards[9] | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)". KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ "Press Releases Competition 67th Berlinale - Competition and Berlinale Special - Danny Boyle, Hong Sangsoo, Thomas Arslan, Volker Schlöndorff, Sabu, Álex de la Iglesia and Josef Hader's Directorial Debut in the Competition Programme". Berlinale. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ↑ "On the Beach at Night Alone (Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ "On the Beach at Night Alone Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ "53회 영화부문 후보자·작품: 감독상". 제 53회 백상예술대상 (Baeksang Arts Awards) (in Korean). JTBC Plus. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "'Scaffolding,' 'On the Beach at Night Alone' Take Jerusalem Film Festival's Top Prizes". Variety. 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "THE FORTRESS Dominates 37th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나". Newsen (in Korean). 3 May 2018.