Synopsis
Seung-nam, an award-winning painter and married man in his early forties, shows up with his big traveling bag at the airport in Paris. He’s fleeing from an arrest after smoking marijuana while he was drunk at a coincidental gathering. In the 14th district of Paris, he takes refuge at a run-down lodge owned by a Korean. Apart from wandering the streets and prowling in the park, he seems to have nothing else to do. He coincidentally meets his ex-girlfriend Min-sun on the street, but their reunion really doesn’t ignite any interest for him. His love and worries for his wife whom he left alone follows him around like his wallet. Seung-nam is introduced to Hyun-joo, a student studying art in Paris, and her roommate Yoo-jeong. Sung-nam falls headlong for Yoo-jeong’s neat and sharp beauty and mind-boggling mysteriousness. Seung-nam tries to adapt to this unfamiliar city, but like walking into a dark cave, he falls deep for Yoo-jeong and Paris.
International Film Festivals
2008 Berlin International Film Festival , Competition
'Night' Shows Innovative Minimalism
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Several films have put Hong Sang-soo on the cinematic map as a unique minimalist, and he upholds the reputation with his latest work "Night and Day". He captures the quizzical human sentiment with subtlety and presents mundane scenes with crafty simplicity.
"Night and Day" marks Hong's first project shot outside of Korea. It is set in Paris where Hong himself had resided temporarily. While the film is thoroughly Korean in nature, it has that dash of "je ne sais quoi" inherent to French films.
It recently premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, earning positive reviews from international critics.
Actor Kim Yeong-ho stars as Seung-nam, a painter in his early 40s who is about to get arrested for smoking marijuana. Scared, he flees to Paris, leaving behind his beloved wife (Hwang Soo-jeong). He finds lodging at a small bed and breakfast run by a Korean, and so begins his so-called fugitive life.
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