The Day a Pig Fell Into a Well
돼지가 우물에 빠진 날
Never released in the UK, LKFF regular Hong Sangsoo’s debut heralded a striking new international voice back in 1996. Here, Hong follows four people in their 30s through the streets of Seoul. Disillusionment slowly takes hold of this 80s generation who fought for political freedom, only to now find themselves adrift in an unrecognisable brave new world.
Consumerism, vanity and selfishness are the order of the day, a mere decade later. Unprecedented in both his domestic success and formal invention, Hong has been central to Korean cinema ever since. While quite different in style to his later more minimalist films, what is immediately apparent in this debut is Hong’s ability to put very real human beings, warts and all, onscreen. Hong’s trademark self-deprecating compassion uncannily generates a wistful magic. Profound meaning is conjured out of the thin air of everyday living. A landmark in Korean cinema. (SW)
Director: Hong Sangsoo
Writer: Hong Sangsoo, Jeong Dai-Seong, Yeo Hye-Yeong, Kim Al-A, Seo Sin-Hye
Producer: Lee Woo-Suk
Cast: Kim Eui-Sung, Park Jin-Sung, Cho Eun-Sook, Lee Eung-Kyeong
Production Company: Dong A Exports CO., LTD
Rights Holder: Dong A Exports CO., LTD
Drama / 1996 / 117 min / CERT. 18 / Colour / DCP / Original Format: 35mm
Selected Filmography
Hotel by the River (2018)
The Day After (2017)
On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)
Yourself and Yours (2016)
Right Now, Wrong Then (2015)
Woman is the Future of Man (2014)
The Day He Arrives (2011)
Like You Know It All (2009)
Night and Day (2007)
Turning Gate (2002)
The Power of Kangwon Province (1998)
