Claire's Camera (2017)

La caméra de Claire (original title)

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1h 9min
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09 Mar 2018 (USA)
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The story of female friendship as Frenchwoman Claire helps the subject of her photograph, Min-Hee, discover why she was fired without apparent cause.

Director:

Hong Sang-soo

Writer:

Hong Sang-soo

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2 wins & 3 nominations.
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A refreshingly sunny performance from Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher, Elle) is at the center of this comic charmer from South Korean Master Hong Sangsoo. Huppert plays Claire, a school teacher with a camera (that might be magical) on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a film sales assistant, Manhee (Kim Minhee), recently laid off after a one-night stand with a film director (Jung Jinyoung). Together, this unlikely pair become detectives of sorts, as they wander around the seaside resort town, working to better understand the circumstances of Manhee's firing--and developing new outlooks on life in the process.

Intricately plotted with wit and charm to spare, CLAIRE'S CAMERA explores the power of images to transform us. "The only way to change things," says Claire, "is to look at them again very slowly."

Still of Isabelle Huppert and Kim Min-hee (I) in Claire's Camera (2017)

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Cast

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	Isabelle Huppert	...	Claire
	Kim Min-hee	...	Jeon Man-hee
	Chang Mi-hee	...	Nam Yang-hye
	Jung Jin-young	...	Director So Wan-soo
	Yoon Heesun	...	Sungyeon
	Wanmin Lee
	Shahira Fahmy	...	Claire's Friend
	Mark Peranson	...	Man on Terrace
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Kang Taeu	...	KIM Jungu

Directed by

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Hong Sang-soo

Written by

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Hong Sang-soo

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Produced by

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Jeahan Lee	...	line producer
Yoon-Seok Nam	...	line producer
Hong Sang-soo	...	producer

Music by

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Dalpalan

Cinematography by

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Jin-keun Lee

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(as Jinkeun Lee)

Editing by

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Sung-Won Hahm

Editorial Department

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Cho Heedae

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colorist

Makeup Department

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Hee-Sun Yoon

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makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wanmin Lee

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assistant director (as Wan-min Lee)

Production Companies

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Jeonwonsa Film
Les Films du Camélia (co-production)

Distributors

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Jour2Fête (2018) (France) (theatrical)
The Cinema Guild (2018) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Contact Film (2017) (Belgium)
Contact Film (2017) (Luxembourg)
Contact Film (2017) (Netherlands)
Crest International (2017) (Japan)
La Aventura (2017) (Spain)
Providence Films (2017) (Brazil)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	On a business trip to the Cannes Film Festival, Manhee is accused of being dishonest, and fired. A teacher named Claire goes around taking photos with a Polaroid camera. She gets to know Manhee and sympathizes with her. Claire is like a person who can see Manhee's possible future or past selves, through the mysterious power of the beach tunnel. Through taking photos, Claire has acquired the ability to look slowly at things, and to transform objects. Now, Claire goes with Manhee to the café where she was fired. We look forward to seeing Claire's power at work. Written by AnonymousB Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	female-friendship love-triangle jealous-ex-girlfriend female-photographer cannes-france See All (17) »
Genres	Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Brazil:12 France:Tous publics Japan:G Singapore:PG South Korea:15 Spain:7 (ICAA) United Kingdom:15 United States:Unrated

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Also Known As	Keulleeo-eui kamera (South Korea) Claire's Camera (World-wide, English title) Claire's Camera (United States) Claire's Camera (United Kingdom) La cámara de Claire (Spain) See more »
Runtime	69 min
Official Sites	Official Site Official site
Country	South Korea France
Language	Korean English French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Stereo
Filming Locations	Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »

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Trivia	Filmed during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, about a year before its world premiere at the 2017 edition. See more »
Movie Connections	References Claire's Knee (1970). See more »
Soundtracks	La pioggia (The rain) See more »
Quotes	Claire: Taking a photo is something very important, because if I take a photo of you, you are not the same person anymore. See more »

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