Past Lives
Playwright Celine Song’s impressive debut feature is defined by a melancholy triangulation, centering on Greta Lee as a woman observed at three points in time.
Teo Yoo and John Magaro are the men whose fates are tethered to hers across two continents.
Greta Lee and Teo Yoo star as childhood sweethearts in Past Lives, one of the best films at the 2023 Sundance Film Fest.
Set over 24 years, writer-director Celine Song’s Past Lives concerns two childhood sweethearts in Seoul, South Korea, who are separated when little Nora’s family moves to Toronto.
Fast forward 12 years later and Nora (Greta Lee) is a writer in New York, who reconnects with old flame Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) on Skype.
Song’s writing and Lee and Yoo’s performances define and elevate this A24 indie release.
