Director Hong Sang-soo is highly regarded in Europe where his films have screened at Cannes to great acclaim and had subsequent theatrical releases in France. In the U.S. he is still widely unknown, although retrospectives of his work in Toronto and San Francisco have spread word of his particular genius. Finally, in January 2008, New York City filmgoers will get a chance to see his most recent feature "Woman on the Beach" (2006).
Film Forum, New York's leading art-house and independent movie theatre will hold the U.S. premiere run of the film Jan 9 – 22. Woman is HONG's seventh feature and has travelled to many festivals including Seattle, New York, Vancouver and Toronto. It received a glowing review in the New York Times from veteran critic A.O. Scott, who called HONG's "most coherent and emotionally accessible film yet", describing the director as belonging to "a fast-growing category of international filmmakers: master at the height of their powers".
The film stars Ko Hyeon-jeong, Kim Seung-woo, Song Seon-mi, and Kim Tae-woo. It marked the feature debut for actress KO, a former 1989 Miss Korea runner up, who rose to fame in 1995 with her role in TV drama "Sandglass". Director HONG is currently in post-production on his latest project "Night and Day". Shot mainly on location in Paris, the film is slated for a spring local release.
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