It was last year that the name of Couple Kim Min-hee was not noticed in the poster of director Hong Sangsoo's work. The first time his cast was introduced was Kim Min-hee for many years; the poster also featured Kim Min-hee. However, the relationship between Hong Sangsoo and Kim Min-hee has changed a little since last year. Kim Min-hee took the position of production director, not Actor, as a production director. The poster also started to be named Kim Min-hee. But his name is still side by side next to manager Hong Sangsoo.
Hong Sangsoo's 26th feature film "In front of your face" was officially invited to the 26th Pusan International Film Festival, which will open on June 6, along with his previous film "Introduction". "In front of your face" is a work that depicts the daily life of Sang Ok (Lee Hye-young), who left for United States of America a long time ago and returned to Korea and stayed at his brother's house. It was screened as a world premiere through the 74th Cannes Film Festival. 'Introduction' is a work that follows the journey of young Young Ho to find his father, Couple, and mother. It is divided into three paragraphs. 2021 The Berlin Film Festival won the Screenplay Award, a silver bear.
Hong and Kim Min-hee have co-worked with the director in the past, such as 'Now is right and then it is wrong', 'Only at the beach of the night', 'Claire's camera', 'After', 'grass leaves', 'Riverside Hotel', 'Fugned Woman' . Hong Sangsoo's first Actor position was Kim Min-hee.
But not in "In front of your face" and "Introduction": Kim Min-hee, dubbed the Muse of Hong Sangsoo, was the production director. In 'Introduction', he appears as a supporting Actor, but 'In front of your face' is only a producer and named in the movie credits.
The works that have been inspired by each other are praised in criticism, but they are not working for the public. It is a big reason why the public can not accept the art of those who are not popular but have a flaw in morality even though it is a good work.
The two men, who are rarely seen in Korea, will not attend the Pusan Film Festival. Instead, Actors, who appear in both works, introduces the movie through the opening ceremony and dialogue with the audience. Without the director Hong Sangsoo, the leader of the film, and the main producer Kim Min-hee, the film continued to meet with the audience this year.