Past Lives (2023)
Genre: Romance / Drama
Duration: 105 minuten
Country:
United States / South Korea
Directed by: Celine Song
Stars: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro
IMDb score:
7,8 (179.633)
Releasedate: 2 June 2023
Past Lives plot
The children Nora and Hae Sung are close friends who are driven apart when Nora's family leaves South Korea for Canada. Twelve years later, Nora is in New York studying to be a playwright when she notices that her childhood friend is looking for her online. Online they pick up the thread of their friendship again. But it's another decade to wait for a physical reunion.
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Nora
Hae Sung
Arthur
Young Nora
Young Hae Sung
Nora's Mom
Nora's Dad
Hae Sung's Mom
Young Si Young
Hae Sung's Friend 1
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
A psychological drama about a love affair with a high “what if…?” degree. A thoughtful, nostalgic film with excellent acting, especially from Greta Lee. Remarkable autobiographical debut from director Celine Song.
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mrklm
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- 12860 messages
- 10708 votes
Twelve years after Na Young [Greta Lee] left childhood sweetheart Jung Hae Sung [Teo Yoo] in Korea to move to New York, she discovers that he has attempted to reconnect with her through her father's website. She easily finds him via social media and the two meet up. Twelve years later, they run into each other again. Based on the director's personal experience and an unexpected success, even if it mainly relies on dialogue about the transience of life and love, letting go of the past and embracing the future and more of that kind of navel-gazing. I don't have much with that myself, but it will probably appeal to people with a romantic and nostalgic streak. The authentic, disarming game is definitely a plus.
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Alathir
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- 2162 messages
- 1657 votes
Good film about a kind of love triangle. Feelings are always difficult. At one point you think the two Koreans are going for a relationship, at the other you think they are just kind of soul mates. You mainly get the feeling that he wants a relationship and that he still loves her after all these years. It was more difficult for me to understand her, but in the end you see that choosing her husband still saddens her. She keeps her strong for it (again that walk like 24 years earlier without saying anything, soulmates understand each other without words?) I am impressed by this debut film by Celine Song. Definitely a director to keep an eye on, although I think she is first and foremost a writer, but I think that leads to the very best films. Just think of Carpenter, McQuarrie, Tarantino,...
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