121. Hong Sang-soo: On the Beach At Night Alone

What do Inception, Tim Robinson, Luis Buñuel, Woody Allen, and Chantal Akerman have in common? They all get compared to Hong Sang-soo’s On the Beach at Night Alone in this episode of Deep Cut! Listen on as we unpack the movie that’s loosely about Hong’s and Kim Min-hee’s career-changing relationship, digest more awkward dinner scenes, and discuss the merits of going to the beach in the winter. Links: Scold your friends for being inauthentic at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com (http://www.deepcutpod.com)   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:31 General reactions 08:00 Context / Hong+Kim relationship 14:32 SG public opinion survey 18:04 Hong Sang-soo's 'Inception' 20:08 Hong Sang-soo / Tim Robinson 21:43 Hong / Buñuel 25:45 Hong not planning era 27:17 Ryan Swen Notarized and dinner scene 33:16 What to do with this movie? 38:13 Hong's Chantal Akerman 41:10 Hong as Woody Allen 😬  43:35 Shape of this film 46:43 Outro