Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee Enter Berlin Hand in Hand in Black Couple Looks... Fourth Award Challenge

Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee Attend Berlin International Film Festival Together
'A Novelist's Film' Competes
Fourth Award Challenge

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] Director Hong Sangsoo and actress Kim Minhee attended the Berlin International Film Festival together for the first time in two years. Will the fourth Silver Bear award luck come to them?

On the 16th (local time), Director Hong and Kim Minhee attended the photo call and press conference for the competition film "The Novelist's Film" at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany.

The two appeared together in simple attire. Director Hong Sangsoo appeared noticeably thinner in front of the cameras, and Kim Minhee wore a comfortable and neat dress. The couple, who appeared holding hands affectionately, wore couple rings again this year and attended the press conference together.

Director Hong Sangsoo and Kim Minhee visited Berlin together for the first time in two years since the 70th Berlin International Film Festival held in February 2020. The two developed a romantic relationship through "Right Now, Wrong Then" (2015) and have maintained their relationship since then.

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Hong Sangsoo's 27th new work, "The Novelist's Film," was selected for the competition section of this year's Berlin International Film Festival. The film, premiered worldwide on this day, depicts the story of a novelist who sets out on a long journey to a junior's bookstore after the junior disappears, meets a director couple, and later meets a female actress to propose casting.

"The Novelist's Film" stars actors Lee Hye-young, Seo Young-hwa, Kwon Hae-hyo, and Kim Minhee. Kim Minhee was also credited as the production manager following "Introduction."

At the press conference, Director Hong Sangsoo said, "Casting is the most important part of the film. Most of the actors, including Kim Minhee and Lee Hye-young, are people I have worked with in the past, but this time I received a different kind of energy. That stimulated something inside me."

Kim Minhee said, "It was my first time working with Lee Hye-young as an actress, but our chemistry was good. 'The Novelist's Film' is a work about relationships, and through working with her, I was able to learn a lot about relationships."

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Director Hong Sangsoo has received his sixth invitation from the Berlin International Film Festival with films including "Night and Day" (2008), "Nobody's Daughter Haewon" (2013), "On the Beach at Night Alone" (2017), "The Woman Who Ran" (2020), and "Introduction" (2021).

Previously, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director and Best Screenplay twice with "The Woman Who Ran" and "Introduction," and Kim Minhee became the first Korean actress to receive the Silver Bear for Best Actress with "On the Beach at Night Alone." Attention is focused on whether they will bring news of their fourth award at Berlin this year.

Meanwhile, the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival is being held in Berlin, Germany, until the 20th.

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