A Traveler's Needs

A Traveler's Needs

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:2024-04-24
Genre:Drama
Duration:90 min
Director:Hong Sang-soo
Actors:Isabelle Huppert, Lee Hye-young, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Yun-hee, Ha Seong-guk
Production:Jeonwonsa Film, Les Films du Camélia

Overview:

Iris, a woman abroad in Seoul, teaches French and English in an idiosyncratic fashion that allows her to pursue her own philosophical and personal interests. Through four encounters over a single day, Iris probes students and strangers for information about poetry, their own histories, and their relationship to their egos.

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