Ep1051: IndieSeen: A TRAVELER'S NEEDS (2024) - Movie Review
For better or worse, 2024 is shaping up to be The Year of Hong Sang-Soo on IndieSeen! Ian and Sujewa take one last run at appreciating the South Korean critical darling with a look at his latest film, A Traveler’s Needs.
Isabelle Huppert stars as Iris, a French woman living in Seoul, whose unconventional method of teaching her language to locals has earned her a growing network of tutoring referrals. A Traveler’s Needs follows for a day, as she meets with clients, explores local monuments, and tries to sort out her relationship with the young man with whom she shares an apartment.
In this spoilerific discussion, the guys talk about their big-screen experiences--which is quite different from how they watched Hong's previous works, The Novelist’s Film and In Front of Your Face. They also look at the filmmaker's merits; how the digital revolution created a subset of moviemaking workhorses who give short shrift to screenwriting; and discuss the future of Hong Sang-soo as a podcast subject (Hint: It's not looking good).
So pour yourself some makgeolli and get ready for a conversation that's vastly more entertaining than the movie at hand!
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