Night and Day

Night and Day

2008
Drama
2h 24m
Centered around the mixed emotions found in traveling. Characters in the film are Sung-nam Kim, an artist selected by the Korean government that escaped from Seoul and currently resides in Paris, student Yoo-jung Lee studying painting in Paris, Sung-in Han waiting for her husband Sung-nam Kim, and North Korean Kyeong-su Yun also studying in Paris. (imdb)
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Night and Day

2008
Drama
2h 24m
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Rated 08 Aug 2013
91
95th
Fascinating conversations with a compelling character, a good sense of timing, an interesting setting, and a really nice subdued sense of humor. There's a fantastic balance of making the lead sympathetic without minimizing his transgressions, as well making his inner conflicts feel important without letting them dominate the film. I loved pretty much every scene, but at 2.5 hours I'd be lying if I didn't say I would have enjoyed this a bit more with a little trimming.
Rated 20 Feb 2016
16
88th
Star Rating: ★★★★1/2
Rated 01 Oct 2009
50
48th
I need to rewatch this.
Rated 17 Oct 2010
30
78th
"Following his most even-handed exploration of male-female sexual conflict in Woman on the Beach, Hong Sang-soo hurtles full-bore into the subjectivity of the horny man with Night and Day." - Kevin Lee
Rated 17 May 2015
81
81st
More like LONG Sang-soo, amirite? (sorry). Seriously though, i admire Hong's attempts to expand his sensibility somewhat, in locale and length at least, even if it expectedly pretty much boils down to drunken soju-fueled awkwardness and masculine cluelessness. If anything, the Parisian setting serves to underscore the Rohmer comparisons even more than usual, to the point of feeling like it must be a deliberate homage (it's almost like Hong's attempt to roll all six Moral Tales into one film).
Rated 09 Jul 2023
85
79th
Hong's cinema is light and airy, even as it is draped in scathing rebuke with a dash of awkwardness. Here, the central metaphor of night and day getting confused creates a penetrating context within which to examine the lost people at the center of this tale. And make no mistake: they are lost. One cannot distinguish between real happiness and despair. Another between lies and truth. Still another between this love and that. The way to fight this seems to be to stay the course.

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