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*Past Lives* is a 2023 drama film directed and written by Celine Song. The cast includes Greta Lee, Yoo Teo, John Magaro, and Choi Won-young. Produced by Christine Vachon, the film was distributed by A24 and CJ ENM. It is a United States and South Korea production with a runtime of 106 minutes. The film’s main subject is Nidana, and it is associated with keywords such as new york city, immigrant, friendship, nostalgia, and woman between two men.
The film received review scores of 95%, 94/100, and 7.8/10. It has a TMDb vote average of 7.708 based on 2305 votes and an IMDb rating of 7.8 from 174058 votes. With a budget of 12000000, the film generated revenue of 28126646. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
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7.7After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
Cast
- Greta Lee as Nora
- Teo Yoo as Hae Sung
- John Magaro as Arthur
- Moon Seung-ah as Young Nora
- Leem Seung-min as Young Hae Sung
- Yoon Ji-hye as Nora's Mom
Themes
- new york city
- immigrant
- friendship
- nostalgia
- woman between two men
- interracial marriage
- fate
- playwright
- married woman
- childhood friends
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Celine Song
- Written by
- Celine Song
- Produced by
- David Hinojosa Christine Vachon Pamela Koffler
- Starring
- Greta Lee Teo Yoo John Magaro
- Cinematography
- Shabier Kirchner
- Edited by
- Keith Fraase
- Music by
- Christopher Bear Daniel Rossen
- Production companies
- CJ ENM Killer Films 2AM
- Distributed by
- A24 (United States) CJ ENM (South Korea)
- Release dates
- January 21, 2023 ( 2023-01-21 ) ( Sundance ) June 2, 2023 ( 2023-06-02 ) (United States) February 26, 2024 ( 2024-02-26 ) (South Korea)
- Running time
- 106 minutes
- Countries
- South Korea United States
- Languages
- English Korean
- Budget
- $12 million
- Box office
- $42.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Korean
- Main subject
- Nidana
- Director
- Celine Song
- Screenwriter
- Celine Song
- Cast member
- Jonica T. Gibbs
- Producer
- Christine Vachon
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 450022
- Official website
- a24films.com/films/past-lives
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- publication date
- 2024-01-11
- title
- Past Lives
- Commons category
- Past Lives
- review score
- 7.8/10
- distributed by
- CJ ENM
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Past Lives
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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Encyclopedic overview
Past Lives is a 2023 romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Song in her feature directorial debut. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro, it follows two childhood friends over the course of 24 years while they contemplate the nature of their relationship as they grow apart, living different lives. The plot is semi-autobiographical and inspired by real events from Song's life.
Past Lives premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and was released by A24 in the United States on June 2 and by CJ ENM in South Korea on a limited release on February 26, 2024, and a wide release on March 6. The film received critical acclaim and grossed $42.7 million worldwide.
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