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Original title	소설가의 영화
Also known as	小說家의 映畫; Soseolgaui Yeonghwa; So-seol-ga-ui yeong-hwa
Genres	Drama
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Release dates	February 16, 2022 (Berlinale) April 21, 2022 (South Korea)
Running time	1hr 32min
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Starring	Lee Hye-young, Kim Min-hee, Seo Young-hwa
Cinematography	Hong Sang-soo
Edited by	Hong Sang-soo
Music by	Hong Sang-soo
Production company	Jeonwonsa Film Co
Distributed by	All Film Production Company Content Panda Finecut

Cast & Characters

Lee Hye-young as novelist Jun-hee
Kim Min-hee as Gil-soo, actress
Jo Yoon-hee
Seo Young-hwa
Kwon Hae-hyo
Gi Ju-bong
Park Mi-so
Ha Seong-guk

Storyline

A female novelist takes a long trip to visit a bookstore run by a younger colleague who has fallen out of touch. Then she goes up a tower on her own and runs into a film director and his wife. They take a walk in a park and meet an actress, after which the novelist tries to convince the actress to make a film with her. She and the actress get something to eat, then revisit the bookstore where a group of people are drinking. The actress gets drunk and falls asleep.

About The Novelist’s Film Movie

The Novelist’s Film (Korean: 소설가의 영화) is a South Korean black-and-white drama film written, directed, produced, photographed, scored, and edited by Hong Sang-soo. The Novelist’s Film, starring Lee Hye-young and Kim Min-hee.

The film was shot for two weeks outside Seoul in March 2021 with Lee Hye-young and Kim Min-hee as the main leads. The still photos from the production site were released on April 12, 2022.

For the third consecutive year, director Hong Sang-soo competed in the main awards category at the Berlin International Film Festival. His previous films, The Woman Who Ran (2020) and Introduction (2021), were also featured in the competition section at the 70th and 71st editions of the festival.

The film premiered at Berlinale Palast on February 16, 2022. It was later screened in the Career section at the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (April 19 – May 1, 2022) and at the Istanbul Film Festival on April 12, 2022.

It had a theatrical release in South Korea on April 21, 2022. The film was showcased in the Masters & Auteurs section of the 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival on August 16, 2022, and featured in the Icon section of the 27th Busan International Film Festival, where it screened on October 6, 2022.

Additionally, it was selected for the Main Slate of the 2022 New York Film Festival, held from September 30 to October 16, 2022. The Cinema Guild is set to release the film in the United States.

Year	Award	Category	Recipients/Nominees	Result
2022	72nd Berlin International Film Festival	Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize	The Novelist’s Film	Won
2022	42nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	Youngpyeong Top 10 Films	The Novelist’s Film	Won