In Front of Your Face

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]

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 (2021-07-15) (Cannes) 7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) (BIFF) 21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) (South Korea)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$41,279[1]

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]
		Albar Best Feature Film		Nominated
	Cine21 Awards	Best Film of the Year		Won	[9]
2022	19th International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Picture		13th runner-up	[10]
		Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Won
	58th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actress		Won	[11]
	9th Wildflower Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[12][13]
		Best Director	Hong Sang-soo	Nominated
	27th Chunsa Film Art Awards			Nominated	[14]
		Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Nominated
	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]
		Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Nominated
	23rd Busan Film Critics Awards	Grand Prize	In Front of Your Face	Won	[18]
		Best Actress	Lee Hye-young	Won

References

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.

External links

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