The Day a Pig Fell into the Well
Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003
November 22 - December 12, 2019
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.
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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