The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996)

Original title

돼지가 우물에 빠진 날

Directed by

Hong Sang-soo

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

U

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows several interconnected people in Seoul dealing with love, loneliness, and disappointment. A man has an affair while his wife suspects him. A woman pines for a married man. Their ordinary lives intersect in small but meaningful ways.

intimatemelancholicslow-burnuncomfortableobservationalcharacter-drivenpoignantnaturalistic

What happens

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (Korean: 돼지가 우물에 빠진 날) is a 1996 South Korean drama film and the directorial debut of Hong Sang-soo. It stars Bang Eun-hee, Jo Eun-sook, Park Jin-song, Lee Eung-kyung and Kim Eui-sung. It was also the feature film debut of Song Kang-ho. The title derives from a 1954 book by John Cheever. Hong earned the Best Director award at the Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards for his work as well as awards at Rotterdam and Vancouver. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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