Past Lives (2023)

[Marty McFourth]

Release Date: TBA (2023)

Directed by Celine Song

Cast​

• Greta Lee as Nora
• Teo Yoo as Hae Sung
• Ji Hye Yoon as Nora's mom
• Choi Won-young as Nora's dad
• Min Young Ahn as Hae Sung's mom
• John Magaro as Arthur
• Jonica T. Gibbs as Janice
• Emily Cass McDonnell as Rachel
• Federico Rodriguez as Robert
• Conrad Schott as Peter
• Kristen Sieh as Heather

Synopsis: Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

 

[Apoho Creed]

Trailer blew me away. I'm a sucker for a good love Story and it should be interesting if Nora and Hae Sung do end up with each other or not. Tissues will be ready for me for sure when I see this.

 

[Marty McFourth]

Wow.. that's all I was left feeling after this. One of the best romantic drama films I have seen in a very, very long time. I would rank this as highly as the Before Trilogy with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. That's how much I found myself connecting with the main characters. It was so emotionally moving to me and it really felt as though I was watching real people and their relationship over time and the range of feelings felt when they reconnect. The ending leaves you with a ton of mixed emotions, a lot like real life. It just makes you think a lot on your own life and the people you've met across the way. Amazing film.

 

[Y2Jayne]

I do hope it's not as chatty and uneventful as the Before trilogy though.