Past Lives(2023)

Name: Past Lives
Director: Celine Song
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: Jun 2, 2023
Cast: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Moon Seung-ah

A24

PG-13
Rated PG-13 for some strong language
1h 45m
- Drama
- Romance

Release Date: Jun 2, 2023

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

Release Details

Original Release | Jun 2, 2023 | Moderate

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$232,266
Total US & Canada:
$11,331,983
Total International
$31,345,176
Total Worldwide:
$42,677,159

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Celine Song
Director

Greta Lee
Nora

Teo Yoo
Hae Sung

John Magaro
Arthur

Moon Seung-ah
Young Nora

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States, South Korea

Language: Korean,English,Mandarin,French

Summaries

Storyline

In Korea, Na Young, a girl and Hae Sung, a boy are school mates and good friends. They often walk back home together after school. Na Young moves to Canada and then to New York with her parents. Hae Sung continues living in Korea, does his engineering course, goes through a short spell of military service and then takes up a job. Both keep in touch periodically through video chats where they talk of their past and general stuff. Meanwhile in New York, Na has changed her name to Nora, made a name as a playwright and is happily married to Arthur, an American. Hae is keen to meet Nora and visits her in New York where he spends some time with her and Arthur. What has the future in store for Nora and Hae in their relationship? — Madan Marwah Three early thirty-somethings, in order an Asian male, an Asian female, and a Caucasian male are sitting together at a bar, the two Asians who seem to be more engrossed with each other leaving the Caucasian on the outside. What is subsequently told is the story of the two Asians and how they got to this point. They are childhood best friends Hae Sung and Nora Moon, who, when at age twelve, were each other's first love in South Korea, they speculating that they would get married in the future. Their time together would change with Nora's family emigrating to Canada leading to them losing touch with each other until the onset of the Internet age when they would reconnect over cyberspace. This meeting at the bar in New York City, where Nora now lives, would be their first face to face in twenty years with their lives taking different paths in the intervening time including each having other significant others with the Caucasian being Nora's Jewish husband Arthur. The three will have to reconcile the thoughts of Hae Sung and Nora's twelve year old selves and how the build up of those thoughts over twenty years will affect their current realities. — Huggo Nora and Hae Sung, childhood friends sharing a profound connection, separated when Nora's family moved to North America from South Korea. It's been twenty years since they've seen each other, but they're excited to reunite in New York City and pick up where they left off. Surprisingly, despite their careers taking them in different directions, their bond remains as strong as ever. However, life can be unpredictable and full of changes. When the estranged kindred spirits finally meet again, Nora and Hae Sung must confront the possibilities that were left unexplored and the paths they didn't take during a life-changing week. After all, the twists and turns of life shape our relationships. And time alters everything, including childhood crushes and unrequited loves--even our identities. — Nick Riganas The enduring connection between two people who meet as children in South Korea and reunite decades later in New York City. The film delves into the complexities of love, loss, and the concept of soulmates. It examines the impact of time, distance, and cultural differences on their relationship. — Oscar Serpa