The Day He Arrives (2011)
"Book chon bang hyang" (original title)

Sang-Joon is a professor in the film department at a provincial university. He goes to Seoul to meet his senior, Young-Ho, who works as a film critic. Sang-Joon stays in a northern village in Seoul for 3 days.

Director:

Sang-soo Hong

Writer:

Sang-soo Hong

Stars:

Jun-Sang Yu, Sang Jung Kim, Seon-mi Song

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jun-Sang Yu	...	Sungjoon
Sang Jung Kim	...	Youngho
Seon-mi Song	...	Boram
Bo-kyung Kim	...	Kyungjin / Yejeon

Storyline

Sang-Joon is a professor in the film department at a provincial university. He goes to Seoul to meet his senior, Young-Ho, who works as a film critic. Sang-Joon stays in a northern village in Seoul for 3 days.

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Plot Keywords:

kiss | piano | movie director | piano playing

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

8 September 2011 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

The Day He Arrives

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,311 (USA) (20 April 2012)

Gross:

$11,819 (USA) (31 August 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jeonwonsa Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

The Koreans Have Done It Again

The Day He Arrives is a very interesting look at relationships and the emotional barriers that are put up by both men and women. I'm a big fan of directors who use long takes in scenes and it's really strange here because almost every scene is done in one take even though there's a barrel load of dialogue in each of them – it must have been very hard for the actors but that just brings out the superb performances from each of the cast. Throughout the film we see the same sets and the same supporting characters over and over again – some not related to the plot at all – but unlike most filmmakers the repetition is explained through dialogue and story which makes this quite unique. It's also interesting to take note of the voice over which chimes in every time the main character receives a text message, further delving into the main character's mind – something which you don't normally see in any film with any of it's characters. Another great technique used by the director is the zooms – they happen halfway through takes and they never really focus on anything except the characters, we rarely get a shot of one character on their own and I don't think there's a single close up in the film. Regardless of that we still feel the characters' emotions as we would in any other film and in that respect the director is doing something very special with these techniques. I look forward to seeing more of the directors work. http://destroyallcinema.wordpress.com/