Night and Day

"Everything is what it seems."

2008 2h 24m KO

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 42

Drama

Synopsis

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Kim Seong-nam travels to Paris to escape an arrest, leaving his wife behind in Korea. After he arrives, he meets an ex-girlfriend and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.

“Everything is what it seems.”

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Cast

Kim Young-ho
Kim Seongnam
Park Eun-hye
Lee Yoojung
Hwang Su-jeong
Han Sungin
Ki Joo-bong
Mr. Jang
Kim Yu-jin
Jang Minsun
Seo Min-jung
Cho Hyunjoo
Lee Sun-kyun
Yoon Kyungsoo
Jeong Ji-hye
Jihye

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hong Sang-soo
Writers: Hong Sang-soo
Languages: French, Korean, English
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Korean, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hong Sang-soo, shot by Kim Hoon-kwang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeong Yong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kim Young-ho and Park Eun-hye and Hwang Su-jeong carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everything is what it seems.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1176096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hong Sang-soo directs. Kim Hoon-kwang behind the camera. Jeong Yong-jin scores. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in French, Korean, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Korean, English.
3Directed by Hong Sang-soo, shot by Kim Hoon-kwang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jeong Yong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kim Young-ho and Park Eun-hye and Hwang Su-jeong carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Everything is what it seems.".
8IMDB entry: tt1176096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.