Turning Gate

aka: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
South Korea 2002, 114 minutes
Dir. Sang-soo Hong
In Korean with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Feat. Sang-kyung Kim

Aroview: A wry and astute drama of romantic hang-ups, this follows a crestfallen actor’s trysts with two random women as he rebounds from a failed film project.

Perfectly structured and observed study of male inadequacy, self-absorption, and missed opportunities is considered the Korean auteur’s masterpiece, with his downbeat comic sensibility in full swing here.

NZ International Film Festival 2003