In Front Of Your Face (NC) - East Asia Film Festival Ireland

85 mins – South Korea 2021 – Subtitles – Dir: Hong Sang-soo
Starring: Yunhee Cho, Lee Hye-yeong and Hae-hyo Kwon
 
Sangok (superb Lee Hyeyoung), a middle-age former actress who has lived in the United States for some time and has just arrived in Seoul, is staying with her sister. We follow her through 24 hours – waking up after a pleasant dream she goes for coffee and toast with her sister; later she meets a director who saw her in a film in the early 90s and wants to make a new project with her… Narrative, dialogue and characters pivot magically in this brilliant character study by South Korean director Hong Sangsoo, a festival favourite. Contemplative, graceful, and often quite hilarious, the closer we zoom in on Sangok’s life, the more blurry she appears, as we are left uncertain what to believe about her. (Marie-Pierre Richard)
 
The screening will be introduced by Dr. Kevin Cawley, Director of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies, Department of Asian Studies, UCC

“Wonderful, winsome...an unexpected peal of utterly genuine, soul-repairing laughter” Variety

Triskel Arts Centre is delighted to be presenting some screenings as part of the East Asia Film Festival Ireland (EAFFI). This festival, now in its sixth year, is bringing innovative and inspiring East Asian cinema to Dublin, Galway, Cork and Limerick.