In Front of Your Face

In Front of Your Face
In Front of Your Face
	Film poster
Korean	당신 얼굴 앞에서; dangsin eolgul ap-eseo
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Hong Sang-soo; Kim Min-hee
Starring	Lee Hye-young; Cho Yun-hee; Kwon Hae-hyo
Cinematography	Hong Sang-soo
Edited by	Hong Sang-soo
Music by	Hong Sang-soo
Production; company	Jeonwonsa Film Co.
Distributed by	The Cinema Guild
Release dates	15 July 2021 (Cannes); 7 October 2021 (BIFF); 21 October 2021 (South Korea);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$41,279

In Front of Your Face (Korean: 당신 얼굴 앞에서, romanized: dangsin eolgul ap-eseo) is a 2021 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.^[2] The film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Premiere section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]^[4]

Plot

Sangok, a former actress (Lee Hye-young) returns to visit family in Seoul, South Korea from the U.S. and stays with her sister, Jeongok (Cho Yunhee), in a high-rise apartment. Her sister takes her to meet with her nephew, Seungwon (Shin Seok-ho), who has a rice cake business and then visits her old house before she meets with a director looking for her to join him on a project. The director, Song Jaewon (Kwon Hae-hyo), has no immediate project but admires her work from decades ago. They meet at a cafe where they eat and drink at lot whereby she makes a confession about wanting to work as soon as possible.

Cast

Lee Hye-young as Sang ok
Jo Yoon-hee^[5] as Jeong ok
Kwon Hae-hyo as Jae won
Shin Seok-ho as Seung-won
Kim Sae-byuk as old house owner
Ha Seong-guk as assistant director
Seo Young-hwa as passerby
Lee Eun-mi as passerby
Kang Yi-seo as Seung-won's girlfriend

Release and reception

The film was selected for screening in the 'Icon' category at 26th Busan International Film Festival, held from 6 to 15 October 2021.^[6]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating, based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.70/10.^[7]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2021	59th Gijón International Film Festival	Albar Special Jury Award	In Front of Your Face	Won	^[8]
	59th Gijón International Film Festival	Albar Best Feature Film		Nominated	^[8]
	Cine21 Awards	Best Film of the Year		Won	^[9]
2022	19th International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Picture		13th runner-up	^[10]
	19th International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Won	^[10]
	58th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress		Won	^[11]
	9th Wildflower Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	^[12]^[13]
	9th Wildflower Film Awards	Best Director	Hong Sang-soo	Nominated	^[12]^[13]
	27th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Director	Hong Sang-soo	Nominated	^[14]
	27th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Nominated	^[14]
	31st Buil Film Awards	Best Film	In Front of Your Face	Nominated	^[15]^[16]
		Best Director	Hong Sang-soo	Nominated
		Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Nominated
	58th Grand Bell Awards	Best Director	Hong Sang-soo	Nominated	^[17]
	58th Grand Bell Awards	Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Nominated	^[17]
	23rd Busan Film Critics Awards	Grand Prize	In Front of Your Face	Won	^[18]
	23rd Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Won	^[18]

References

^ "In Front of Your Face (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "Cannes: Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Cinema Guild Buys Cannes Competition Title 'In Front of Your Face' for U.S." Variety. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' marks his 11th entry to Cannes". The Korea Times. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "[포토]조윤희-권해효, '당신 얼굴 앞에서 기대해주세요'". iNews24. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ Kim Ji-eun (30 September 2021). "'당신얼굴 앞에서', 부국제서 첫 공개...홍상수·김민희 불참" ['In front of your face', first released at the sub-international... Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee absent]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "In Front of Your Face (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "Gijón 59th FICX Edition Brings Back Audiences To Theaters". Variety. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "BEST OF 2021: '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화, 영화인". Cine21. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "2022 ICS Award Winners". ICS Award. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ Jeong, Hee-yeon (6 May 2022). "'오겜'→'D.P.' 3관왕...백상예술대상 휩쓴 OTT 넷플릭스 [종합]" ['Ogem' → 'DP' 3 crowns...OTT Netflix swept the Baeksang Arts Awards [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kang Seok-bong (30 May 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 여우주연상, 배우 정애화 수상" [9th Wildflower Film Awards: Best Actress, Actress Jung Ae-Hwa] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 후보작 발표". MHNS (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "아이유X손석구, '신인상' 받을까..."춘사국제영화제, 후보 발표" [공식]" [IU X Son Seok-gu, will he receive the 'Rookie of the Year Award'... "Chunsa International Film Festival, Candidate Announcement" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ Nam, Yoo-jung (28 August 2022). "헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라" [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Naver.
^ "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ Lee Jung-min (29 November 2022). "제23회 부산영화평론가협회상 대상에 '당신얼굴 앞에서" ['In front of your face' at the 23rd Busan Film Critics Association Awards] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Naver.

External links

In Front of Your Face at IMDb
In Front of Your Face at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)

[BOM-1] "In Front of Your Face (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[2] "Cannes: Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' Sells Wide". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[3] "Cinema Guild Buys Cannes Competition Title 'In Front of Your Face' for U.S." Variety. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[4] "Hong Sang-soo's 'In Front of Your Face' marks his 11th entry to Cannes". The Korea Times. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[5] "[포토]조윤희-권해효, '당신 얼굴 앞에서 기대해주세요'". iNews24. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[6] Kim Ji-eun (30 September 2021). "'당신얼굴 앞에서', 부국제서 첫 공개...홍상수·김민희 불참" ['In front of your face', first released at the sub-international... Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee absent]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[7] "In Front of Your Face (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[8] "Gijón 59th FICX Edition Brings Back Audiences To Theaters". Variety. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[9] "BEST OF 2021: '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화, 영화인". Cine21. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[10] "2022 ICS Award Winners". ICS Award. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[11] Jeong, Hee-yeon (6 May 2022). "'오겜'→'D.P.' 3관왕...백상예술대상 휩쓴 OTT 넷플릭스 [종합]" ['Ogem' → 'DP' 3 crowns...OTT Netflix swept the Baeksang Arts Awards [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.

[12] Kang Seok-bong (30 May 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 여우주연상, 배우 정애화 수상" [9th Wildflower Film Awards: Best Actress, Actress Jung Ae-Hwa] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 27 August 2022 – via Naver.

[13] Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "제9회 들꽃영화상 후보작 발표". MHNS (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[14] Kim Nara (26 August 2022). "아이유X손석구, '신인상' 받을까..."춘사국제영화제, 후보 발표" [공식]" [IU X Son Seok-gu, will he receive the 'Rookie of the Year Award'... "Chunsa International Film Festival, Candidate Announcement" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[15] Nam, Yoo-jung (28 August 2022). "헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라" [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Naver.

[16] "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[17] "새롭게 태어나는 '제58회 대종상영화제'...혁신안과 후보작 공개 ...'헌트' 12개 부문 선정" ['The 58th Daejong Film Festival' is reborn... Innovative proposals and nominations revealed... Selected in 12 categories for 'The Hunt']. Handmaker (in Korean). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[18] Lee Jung-min (29 November 2022). "제23회 부산영화평론가협회상 대상에 '당신얼굴 앞에서" ['In front of your face' at the 23rd Busan Film Critics Association Awards] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Naver.

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