Past Lives

A sublime, aching meditation on memory and time, practical love and idealistic romance, and all the complex contradictions that exist in between. 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. Past Lives is notable for what it leaves out. It is a drama of accommodation, a minimalist romance in which the spectre of a grand passion is held tantalisingly at bay.

"A glorious date movie, and a movie for every occasion, too... It's a must-see" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Collider ranked it number 7 on its list of the '20 Best Drama Movies of the 2020s So Far'.

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This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.

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