The Day a Pig Fell into the Well

Daijiga umule pajinnal
Hong Sang-soo

The acclaimed feature debut of Hong Sang-soo displays his master’s touch in its unsparing look at the complexities of love as it traces the tragic ripple effects that emanate out from an extramarital affair.

DIRECTOR
Hong Sang-soo
YEAR
1996
COUNTRY
South Korea
RUNTIME
115 minutes
LANGUAGE
Korean with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
Daijiga umule pajinnal

The acclaimed feature debut of Hong Sang-soo begins as a study of an affair between a temperamental writer (Kim Eui-sung) and a married woman (Lee Eun-kyung) and gradually zooms outward to reveal its tragic ripple effects on the lives of a germaphobic businessman (Park Jin-sung) and a young movie theater ticket taker (Jo Eun-sook). Though more somber in tone than many of Hong’s subsequent seriocomedies, this multi-strand drama displays his master’s touch in its unsparing look at the complexities of love (particularly when combined with alcohol) and the heart-tearing void it leaves in its absence.

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