125. Hong Sang-soo: Hill of Freedom (featuring Ryan Swen)

Film critic and Events Chair of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Ryan Swen joins us to discuss his Hong Sang-soo Deep Cut Pick, Hill of Freedom. Swen has had a huge hand in shaping our Hong series through his ongoing criticism project, Hong Sang-soo Notarized (https://taipeimansions.com/2022/03/07...) . We all take a look at the non-chronological narrative of Hong’s meditation on misogyny, Japan and Korea, and the unsurprising consequences of drinking too much. Drop your letters at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com (http://www.deepcutpod.com)   Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Ryan Swen introduction 00:04:29 Hong Sang Soo Notarized Project 00:12:21 Hill of Freedom introduction and general reactions 00:21:29 Lost (and Found) in translation 00:27:21 Japan and Korea 00:32:53 Narrative structure 00:39:41 Mori and Misogyny  00:45:47 Hongisms 00:52:57 The ending 01:00:40 Actors 01:03:11 Outro