Hong Sang-soo

Hong Sang-soo's 'The Day She Returns' Explores Memory Through Actor's Interviews

Director Hong Sang-soo's 'The Day She Returns' follows Bae Jeong-su, an actor returning to the screen after 12 years, as she gives a series of interviews to three young female journalists at a German Korean-run restaurant. The minimalist black-and-white film, shot mostly at a window-side table, explores themes of memory and perception as the protagonist struggles to recall her exact words during an acting class later that day. The film premiered in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival in February and opens in local theaters next Wednesday.