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Finecut Secures International Deals for 'Journey There' and 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes'
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In Short: Korean sales company Finecut has secured international deals for the films 'Journey There' and 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes,' starring 'The Umbrella Academy' actor Justin H.
Korean sales company Finecut has secured international deals for the films 'Journey There' and 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes,' starring 'The Umbrella Academy' actor Justin H. and directed by Hong Sangsoo, respectively.
Deadline and Variety reported that 'Journey There,' directed by Kim Jin-yu, has been sold to Japan (KDDI Corporation), Taiwan (Andrews Film), Mongolia (Izagur Media), and Israel (Lev Cinema), while Kairos Distribution has picked up inflight rights.
'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes,' which won Best Direction, Best Performance, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival, has been sold to France (Carlotta Films), Japan (Mimosa Films), Portugal (The Stone and the Plot), and Argentina (Kligger).
Screen Daily and The Hollywood Reporter noted that 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes' has also been sold to North America, the UK, Spain, China, Austria, and Taiwan.
The film follows a middle-aged widow who begins preparing for a journey and encounters unexpected connections in her new apartment, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
Hammer to Nail and the International Cinephile Society praised 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes' for its delicate narrative and Hong Sangsoo's signature style, which includes quiet nature scenes and long conversations.
The Korea Herald reported that 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes' is one of 17 titles vying for the Golden Leopard at the 79th Locarno Film Festival.
In addition to 'Journey There' and 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes,' Finecut will also be selling animated feature 'Long Long Night,' Cannes Directors Fortnight title 'Dora,' and fantasy romance 'Wi-Fi Love In The Palace' at the AFM in Los Angeles.
The simplicity of Hong's narrative and his economic camera movement are hallmarks of his work, as noted by Film Fest Report.
What this adds
Finecut's international sales for 'Journey There' and 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes' represent a significant expansion of the films' reach, with 'Journey There' starring 'The Umbrella Academy' actor Justin H. and 'Nowhere To Lay My Eyes' directed by Hong Sangsoo.
Background
Korean sales company Finecut has secured international deals for the films 'Journey There' and 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,' with 'Journey There' starring 'The Umbrella Academy' actor Justin H.
What's confirmed
- Nowhere To Lay My Eyes, which won Best Direction, Best Performance and the Ecumenical Jury Prize in Locarno, has gone to France (Carlotta Films), Japan (Mimosa Films), Portugal (The Stone And The Plot) and Argentina (Kligger).
- Journey There has gone to Japan (KDDI Corporation), Taiwan (Andrews Film), Mongolia (Izagur Media) and Israel (Lev Cinema), while Kairos Distribution has picked up inflight rights.
- The Seoul-based company has also closed further deals on Hong Sangsoo ’s Locarno film festival awards winner Nowhere To Lay My Eyes.
- The drama follows a middle-aged woman who, after losing her husband, begins preparing for a journey of her own, only to encounter unexpected connections in her new apartment.
What's still developing
- In Hong fashion, details of the past are never explained, rather its reactions and responses provide insight into the relationship.
- Her approach is something akin to Hong, creating films with only themselves as the precedent, whether it is the constant iterations of his work interacting with each other, its place in the contemporary relative to aging, or simply capturing the essence of life through relationships.
- The simplicity of Hong’s narrative of each day goes toward his simple image compositions that range from unremarkable to painterly landscapes of nature, as well as his economic camera movement, ranging from minutes-long takes to side pans that detail sly characterizations from the cast of five.
- THE GREEN EYES (opening film) By Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh France, Belgium, Sweden I IS ANOTHER By Felix Randau Germany, Austria DANCES WITH WOLVES By Kevin Costner USA, United Kingdom FRANK & LOUIS by Petra Volpe Switzerland, U.K.
- Among these world premieres are Hong Sangsoo’s newest drama Nowhere To Lay My Eyes, Albert Serra’s Sixteen Moments of My Life, Giovanni Tortorici’s second feature (and Luca Guadagnino-produced) Keticé, Ann Oren’s Objet, Denis Côté’s Nobody’s Violence, and more.
- There is no over-the-top melodrama or flashy cinematic emotion; instead, there is an uncomfortable silence, a mutual hesitation as they weigh and measure one another.
- A Hong Sang-soo film means a slice of quiet nature, a table for long conversations, and psychological struggles hidden behind cups of soju.
- At the first interaction, when they arrive, Sang-hee discovers that her brother ( Shin Seok-ho ) has been there before, while he only said that he had called their mother.
- In this sense, the journey home is reminiscent of aspects of What Does Nature Say to You?, which depicts a return to the countryside and an individual’s roots.
- Of course, as with other entries in the filmmaker’s oeuvre, there are underwhelming moments, breathing moments between the long conversations and/or walks.
- Journey There is Kim’s second feature following Bori and was produced by his company Pado.
- Life&Culture Hong Sang-soo's 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes' to premiere at Locarno Auteur's 35th feature competes for Golden Leopard, the top prize he won in 2015 with 'Right Now, Wrong Then' The director's latest film, "Nowhere to Lay My Eyes," will have its world premiere in the main competition at the 79th edition of the Swiss festival, his production company Jeonwonsa Film said Friday.