In Front of Your Face
Film poster
Korean당신 얼굴 앞에서
dangsin eolgul ap-eseo
Directed byHong Sang-soo
Written byHong Sang-soo
Produced byHong Sang-soo
Kim Min-hee
StarringLee Hye-young
Cho Yun-hee
Kwon Hae-hyo
CinematographyHong Sang-soo
Edited byHong Sang-soo
Music byHong Sang-soo
Production
company
Jeonwonsa Film Co.
Distributed byThe Cinema Guild
Release dates
  • 15 July 2021 (2021-07-15) (Cannes)
  • 7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) (BIFF)
  • 21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) (South Korea)
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$41,279[1]

In Front of Your Face (Korean: 당신 얼굴 앞에서, romanized: dangsin eolgul ap-eseo) is a 2021 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[2] The film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Premiere section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]

Plot

Sangok, a former actress (Lee Hye-young) returns to visit family in Seoul, South Korea from the U.S. and stays with her sister, Jeongok (Cho Yunhee), in a high-rise apartment. Her sister takes her to meet with her nephew, Seungwon (Shin Seok-ho), who has a rice cake business and then visits her old house before she meets with a director looking for her to join him on a project. The director, Song Jaewon (Kwon Hae-hyo), has no immediate project but admires her work from decades ago. They meet at a cafe where they eat and drink at lot whereby she makes a confession about wanting to work as soon as possible.

Cast

  • Lee Hye-young as Sang ok
  • Jo Yoon-hee[5] as Jeong ok
  • Kwon Hae-hyo as Jae won
  • Shin Seok-ho as Seung-won
  • Kim Sae-byuk as old house owner
  • Ha Seong-guk as assistant director
  • Seo Young-hwa as passerby
  • Lee Eun-mi as passerby
  • Kang Yi-seo as Seung-won's girlfriend

Release and reception

The film was selected for screening in the 'Icon' category at 26th Busan International Film Festival, held from 6 to 15 October 2021.[6]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating, based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.70/10.[7]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2021 59th Gijón International Film Festival Albar Special Jury Award In Front of Your Face Won [8]
Albar Best Feature Film Nominated
Cine21 Awards Best Film of the Year Won [9]
2022 19th International Cinephile Society Awards Best Picture 13th runner-up [10]
Best Actress Lee Hye-young Won
58th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Won [11]
9th Wildflower Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [12][13]
Best Director Hong Sang-soo Nominated
27th Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominated [14]
Best Actress Lee Hye-young Nominated
31st Buil Film Awards Best Film In Front of Your Face Nominated [15][16]
Best Director Hong Sang-soo Nominated
Best Actress Lee Hye-young Nominated
58th Grand Bell Awards Best Director Hong Sang-soo Nominated [17]
Best Actress Lee Hye-young Nominated
23rd Busan Film Critics Awards Grand Prize In Front of Your Face Won [18]
Best Actress Lee Hye-young Won

References

  1. ↑ "In Front of Your Face (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Cannes: Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cinema Guild Buys Cannes Competition Title 'In Front of Your Face' for U.S." Variety. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' marks his 11th entry to Cannes". Korea Times. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "[포토]조윤희-권해효, '당신 얼굴 앞에서 기대해주세요'". iNews24. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Kim Ji-eun (30 September 2021). "'당신얼굴 앞에서', 부국제서 첫 공개...홍상수·김민희 불참" ['In front of your face', first released at the sub-international... Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee absent]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "In Front of Your Face (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Gijón 59th FICX Edition Brings Back Audiences To Theaters". Variety. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "BEST OF 2021: '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화, 영화인". Cine21. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "2022 ICS Award Winners". ICS Award. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Jeong, Hee-yeon (6 May 2022). "'오겜'→'D.P.' 3관왕...백상예술대상 휩쓴 OTT 넷플릭스 [종합]" ['Ogem' → 'DP' 3 crowns...OTT Netflix swept the Baeksang Arts Awards [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ↑ Kang Seok-bong (30 May 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 여우주연상, 배우 정애화 수상" [9th Wildflower Film Awards: Best Actress, Actress Jung Ae-Hwa] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ↑ Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 후보작 발표". MHNS (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "아이유X손석구, '신인상' 받을까..."춘사국제영화제, 후보 발표" [공식]" [IU X Son Seok-gu, will he receive the 'Rookie of the Year Award'... "Chunsa International Film Festival, Candidate Announcement" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  15. ↑ Nam, Yoo-jung (28 August 2022). "헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라" [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ↑ "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  18. ↑ Lee Jung-min (29 November 2022). "제23회 부산영화평론가협회상 대상에 '당신얼굴 앞에서" ['In front of your face' at the 23rd Busan Film Critics Association Awards] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Naver.
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