Sunrise/Sunset
After failing his university entrance exams for the third year in a row, Min Suk, a directionless twenty-something Korean man, travels to New York to visit his long-distance girlfriend Yeon Jae. Over the course of a rollercoaster week, he experiences both the thrill of losing himself in a new city and the bitter realization that his relationship is gradually imploding. A romantic, outsider’s view of New York shot in elegiac black and white, Sunrise/Sunset perfectly captures the wonder and disorientation that comes with being a stranger adrift in a strange land.
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“The uncertainty of youth, the black-and-white cinematography of the city, and the use of classical music may call to mind Frances Ha, though the cultural concerns are miles apart.”
“Feels of a piece with the movies that gaze on New York as a foreign metropolis, with an exoticizing remove and a feeling of being lost in translation.”
