
Yourself and Yours
(Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot)
Directed by Hong Sangsoo.
With Kim Joo-hyuk, Lee You-young, Kwon Hae-hyo.
South Korea, 2016, DCP, 86 min.
Korean with English subtitles.
With Kim Joo-hyuk, Lee You-young, Kwon Hae-hyo.
South Korea, 2016, DCP, 86 min.
Korean with English subtitles.
Hong riffs late Buñuel in his delightfully enigmatic tale of blind desire and doppelgängers centered around a young painter whose grief over his mother’s near death is suddenly derailed by rumors that his girlfriend has broken their joint vow to drink less and has, moreover, reportedly been seen flirting drunkenly with other men. As elusive and possibly nonexistent twins or doubles contradict the painter’s cherished image of his lover, Yourself and Yours playfully questions the way relationships often create fantasy identities for one’s most cherished companion. – Haden Guest