By the Stream explained
By the Stream |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Hong Sang-soo |
Producer: | Hong Sang-soo |
Cinematography: | Hong Sang-soo |
Editing: | Hong Sang-soo |
Music: | Hong Sang-soo |
Studio: | Jeonwonsa Film |
Runtime: | 111 minutes |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
By the Stream (also known as Suyoocheon) is a 2024 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[1] In August 2024, the film was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where Kim Min-hee won Pardo for Best Performance Award.[2]
Premise
Art instructor Jeonim asks her uncle Sieon, a former actor, to write and direct a play for the theatre festival at the university where she teaches. Her boss, Jeong, is a fan of Sieon, and the pair develop feelings for each other to Jeonim's dismay.[3]
Cast
- Kim Min-hee as Jeonim, a university art instructor
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Sieon, a former actor turned bookstore owner
- Cho Yun-hee as Jeong, Jeonim's boss
- Ha Seong-guk
- Kang Soyi
- Park Hanbitnara
- O Yoonsoo
- Park Miso
- Lee Kyoungmin
- Han Nuri
- Kim Sunjin
Release
By the Stream debuted on 16 August 2024 in the Concorso Internazionale competition at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.[4] Ahead of the film's premiere, it was acquired for international sales by Finecut, from whom Cinema Guild purchased North American theatrical distribution rights.[5]
In September 2024, By the Stream will screen in the Centrepiece section of the Toronto International Film Festival, marking the film's North American debut.[6] The film is also slated to screen at the 2024 New York Film Festival.[7]
Reception
Accolades
Notes and References
- News: Frater . Patrick . Hong Sang-soo's 'By the Stream' Picked Up by Korea's Finecut Ahead of Locarno Premiere . 10 July 2024 . Variety.
- Web site: Locarno77: The Pardo d'Oro goes to Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė, a striking vision of the teenage female body as a battleground. Locarno Film Festival. August 17, 2024. August 18, 2024. August 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240817213653/https://www.locarnofestival.ch/press/press-releases/2024/palmares-locarno77-pardo-d-oro-to-akiplesa.html. live.
- News: Lodge . Guy . 'By the Stream' Review: Hong Sangsoo's Wry, Strangely Sweet Ode to Art, Love and Eel . 19 August 2024 . Variety.
- Web site: Suyoocheon . Locarno Film Festival . 10 July 2024.
- News: Frater . Patrick . Hong Sang-soo's Locarno-Bound 'By the Stream' Set for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE) . 6 August 2024 . Variety.
- Web site: Pond . Steve . Toronto Film Festival Adds 43 International Movies From 41 Countries . The Wrap . 6 August 2024 . 6 August 2024.
- Web site: Lattanzio . Ryan . NYFF Reveals Main Slate: Sean Baker, Mike Leigh, Brady Corbet Join Lineup. Indiewire . 6 August 2024 . 6 August 2024.
- News: Guy Lodge. Lithuanian Teen Drama 'Toxic' Wins Big at Locarno Film Festival. Variety. August 17, 2024. August 17, 2024. August 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142910/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/lithuanian-teen-drama-toxic-wins-at-locarno-film-festival-1236109849/. live.