Hotel by the River (Gangbyun Hotel)
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Synopsis
An old poet staying for free in a riverside hotel summons his two estranged sons. This is because he feels, for no apparent reason, as he is going to die. After being betrayed by the man she was living with, a young woman gets a room at the hotel. Seeking support, she summons a friend. The poet spends a day with his sons and tries to wrap up the loose ends in his life. But it's not so easy to do that in one day. But then he sees the young woman and her friend, after a sudden, unbelievably heavy snowfall.
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- Joo-Bong Ki
- Min-hee Kim
- Hae-hyo Kwon
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Metacritic
Feb 27, 2019
The director is notorious for not having a working script, writing the day’s scenes the morning of, and improvising at any given moment. The internet tells me that this film was shot in two weeks, and while Hong’s off-the-cuff style seems restless at times, it coagulates like a small scab that never quite stops itching.
Josh Kupecki
Austin Chronicle
Feb 14, 2019
The brisk and lyrical action, filmed in chilly black-and-white tones, is adorned with eccentric, symbolic details; the petty stuff of daily life shudders with stifled conflict and looming calamity.
Richard Brody
The New Yorker
Oct 9, 2018
The relatively gentle, meditative, and straightforward Hotel by the River is like everything and nothing that Hong has made before; to say that it’s “just another Hong” movie is an accurate way of emphasizing what makes it special.
David Ehrlich
IndieWire
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