Actress Kim Min Hee reportedly pregnant with married director Hong Sang Soo's child Bookending her days by contemplatively sitting by a stream, Jeo Nim sketches in her notebook, where patterns inspired by nature serve her elaborate textile designs. An artist and lecturer at a woman’s university, she calls upon her uncle Chu Sieon, a once-famous actor-director to come direct her department’s production for the school’s annual skit festival as a scandal has caused literal drama among the group and the dismissal of the original director. While the visit stirs the latter’s memories from his experience directing a skit at that same university 40 years prior, Jeo Nim’s supervisor grants him a warm and flirty welcome, happy to be in the presence of greatness. During the course of the rehearsals, and as the moon grows fuller and energies collide, students and teachers alike reach deep within themselves to explore their fragile, fallible selves. (Source: tiff.net) ~~ Release dates: Aug 16, 2024 (Festival) || Sep 18, 2024 (Cinema) || Oct 29, 2024 (Online) Edit Translation
- English
- हिन्दी
- Español
- Português (Brasil)
- Native Title: 수유천
- Also Known As: Suyucheon
- Screenwriter & Director: Hong Sang Soo
- Genres: Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Kim Min Hee in By the Stream Korean Movie]( "Kim Min Hee in By the Stream Korean Movie")
Kim Min HeeJeo NimMain Role -
![Kwon Hae Hyo in By the Stream Korean Movie]( "Kwon Hae Hyo in By the Stream Korean Movie")
Kwon Hae Hyo Main Role -
![Jo Yoon Hee in By the Stream Korean Movie]( "Jo Yoon Hee in By the Stream Korean Movie")
Jo Yoon Hee Support Role -
![Ha Seong Guk in By the Stream Korean Movie]( "Ha Seong Guk in By the Stream Korean Movie")
Ha Seong Guk Support Role -
![Oh Yoon Soo in By the Stream Korean Movie]( "Oh Yoon Soo in By the Stream Korean Movie")
Oh Yoon Soo Support Role -
![Park Mi So in By the Stream Korean Movie]( "Park Mi So in By the Stream Korean Movie")
Park Mi So Support Role
Reviews
A person I want to be
At first, I didn’t like Hong Sang-soo’s movies because I didn’t understand them, but now I enjoy them—even though I still don’t quite understand them. His films seem as if he simply invents a character and tells the actors to improvise a conversation while the camera is rolling. Yet, each of his movies gives us a chance to pause and reflect on life, while giving us the sensation that we’re sitting and chatting with the characters.In that sense, while watching this movie, I was immersed in the conversations and the theme. At times, it felt strange to watch people do unusual things, but it also felt authentic. They are people who are free to live in their own way while also supporting each other. A few beautiful scenes by the river serve as a frame in which the director and actors create their art. Especially interesting was the dynamic between students and teachers, as each seeks inspiration from the other: the teachers from the life they have lived, and the students from the life they wish to live.
I think I owe this movie my poem about THE PERSON I WANT TO BE, so here it is:
In the echoes of my memory
I see that person,
the person I want to be,
the person I lost.
Through the eyes of faith
I see who I should be,
or who I truly am,
or maybe just the reflection of my dreams.
In the weariness of daily life
I don't know what to hope for,
or if there is more of me,
a potential that could be achieved.
So my wish is simply
to live near the river,
to feel the water,
and remind myself that I am real.
P.S. Here are all the Hong Sang-soo movies I’ve seen so far: Right Now, Wrong Then / Ha Ha Ha / Woman on the Beach / Grass / Yourself and Yours / The Novelist's Film / Oki’s Movie / Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors / The Woman Who Ran / The Day He Arrives / A Traveler's Needs / In Another Country / Woman Is the Future of Man
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