126. Hong Sang-soo: What Does That Nature Say To You?

Flowers bloom at night… it’s not scary. With our first of presumably many Deep Cut Upkeeps on prolific South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo, we explore What Does That Nature Say to You? We flesh out our theory of how Hong achieves authenticity and immediacy while eliding simple meaning, unpack the latest Hong male lead, and catch Hong’s reference to 6-7.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

05:12 General reactions

12:20 Glazing the boyfriend

14:30 Context

20:50 Dong-hwa as a Hong man

29:50 Girlfriend's family 

38:58 Hong surrogacy: where is he in WDTNSTY?

44:12 Hong's image quality (or lack thereof)

51:22 Other notable scenes

57:35 Last words on Hong for now