After a scandal breaks out among several students involved in the production of a skit, a lecturer at a South Korean women’s college brings in her uncle, a famous actor, to bring the work to fruition.
Recently returned to South Korea, an actress in her forties is staying with her friend and her cat. Meanwhile, an aging poet in declining health lives alone after the death of his own cat. One day, each receives a visit from a different young aspiring artist, who come equipped with questions about their careers and life itself.
A director, a cinematographer, and an actress spend the days leading up to a movie shoot together on-location, waiting for the director to come up with an idea for what the film will be about.
A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
Youngho is summoned by his father, who is a doctor. Finding him busy with his patients, one of whom is a famous actor, Youngho has to wait. When his girlfriend Juwon moves to Berlin for her studies, Youngho shows up in the city to surprise her. Through her mother, Juwon has found accommodation at the home of an artist whose beauty intimidates her. Some time later, Youngho goes to lunch with his mother who wants to introduce him to a colleague – it is the same man Youngho met at his father's clinic. Youngho asks his friend Jeongsoo to accompany him, and after lunch they go to the beach. Youngho falls asleep, and dreams of Juwon. When he wakes up, he braves the considerable cold and goes swimming, while Jeongsoo watches.
A short film about the award ceremony at Berlinale '21 and then also about a snail.
A short film about the award ceremony at Berlinale '21 and then also about a snail.
While her husband is on a business trip, Gam-hee meets three of her friends on the outskirts of Seoul.
Kim Min-hee (김민희, born 1 March 1982) is a South Korean actress and former fashion model. In 2017, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in Hong Sang-soo's film On the Beach at Night Alone (2017). She is known as one of the muses of director Hong Sang-soo and gained international recognition in her leading role in auteur Park Chan-wook's film The Handmaiden (2016).