A poor novelist, a cheating wife, a mysophobic husband and a ticket girl. The focus revolves around the characters themselves, with much less use of mid-close ups. The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996) Richard Gray ’s review published on Letterboxd: In anticipation of catching the latest Hong Sang-soo at Berlinale this year, I thought I'd go right back to the beginning. © Letterboxd Limited. 53 min. Watched Jul 17, 2014. With 1996’s The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well, Hong Sang-soo is not yet employing his signature, intuitive zooms, but he is dealing with what would become an implicit theme of his filmography: The experience of loneliness, and how hard it can be to break free of it. Matthew Roberts’s review published on Letterboxd: March Around the World 2018 6/31: South Korea. Sort by: Filter by Rating: Bye Bye, Piggie Meganeguard 10 October 2004. © Letterboxd Limited. Change as bizarre. He asked four screenplay writers to write a day in the life of the four major characters in the film. Mar Love as a temporal function. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. When The Day a Pig Fell into a Well opened in theatres, one reviewer praised the film as a revolutionary event in 1990s Korean cinema, calling it "the opening of a rare chapter in the history of Korean filmmaking." Companions: BoJack Horseman (Escape From L.A). Join here. Rewatched Jun 18, 2020. Hong Sang-soo: Hong starts with an early Song. The Day A Pig Fell Into The Well (Daijiga Umule Pajinnal) Details: 1996, Rest of the world, 115 mins. Much like its titular inspiration, “Pig” entangles four different lives under the thin veneer of supposed romance and rampant sexual desire. About desires and lives of four characters in diverse circumstances. Block or Report . A romance mixed with a drama and comedy. About desires and lives of four characters in diverse circumstances. Watched About desires and lives of four characters in diverse circumstances. Join here. JacobC_Stealth is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Richard is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), dir. The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well Photos View All Photos (4) Movie Info. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. Hong Sang-soo's first debut film, The Day a Pig Fell into the Well, is one of the greatest debut films I've ever seen, and was probably where it starts to hit the possibility of the age of 21st century Korean cinema. Hyo-seop (Kim Eui-sung) is a second-rate novelist who barely scrapes by with his meager earnings. It's curious: I'd grown so used to his female-centric plots - despite the autobiographical leanings of the films - that this more male-centred film threw me for a bit. It might be a little long in retrospect (his films run a tidy 66-80 minutes on average these days), but that devastating ending and the current of toxic masculinity marks this as the start of a long career exploring the latter. 2021. Having never watched a Hong Sang Su film, I did not know what to expect as I tore the cellophane off of this DVD. After having watched this film, I am still not sure what to think of it. Return to Pan-Asia Review Archive. In anticipation of catching the latest Hong Sang-soo at Berlinale this year, I thought I'd go right back to the beginning. 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