The film tells the same romantic story twice, with different outcomes. Chun-su, a director, has traveled to Suwon for a festival screening of his latest film. Due to an error made by the organizers, he has some free time and decides to visit an ancient palace in the area. While there, he meets a beautiful and shy painter named Hee-jung and eventually the two of them decide to spend the day together.
Their excursion involves drinking coffee and eating sushi while telling life stories and philosophizing, and a party held by a poet friend of Chun-su, where the film’s turning point takes place.
Hong Sang-soo directs a naturalistic film that focuses on a “what if” romance between two strangers, which benefits the most by the magnificent performances of Jung Jae-young as Chun-su and Kim Min-hee as Yoon Hee-jung. Through their relationships, the director communicates his message, that the little choices we make every day end up shaping the rest of our lives.
Additionally filled with his distinct sense of humor and his unique cinematographic style, which includes long takes interrupted by sudden zooms, this film is one of the best works from Hong Sang-soo and by rights became one of the most acclaimed films of the previous year, both in Korea and internationally.
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