A Traveler's Needs
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| Hangul | 여행자의 필요 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeohaengjaui pilyo |
| Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Produced by | Hong Sang-soo |
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| Cinematography | Hong Sang-soo |
| Edited by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Music by | Hong Sang-soo |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
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A Traveler's Needs (Korean: 여행자의 필요) is a 2024 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, starring Isabelle Huppert.[2] It is the third collaboration between the director and the star, following In Another Country and Claire’s Camera.
The film had its world premiere in the Main Competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.[3][4]
Premise
[edit]A French woman (Isabelle Huppert), who initially played a child’s recorder in a park and faced financial struggles, eventually became a French teacher for two women, finding solace in lying down on rocks and relying on makgeolli for comfort.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Isabelle Huppert[6]
- Lee Hye-young
- Kwon Hae-hyo
- Cho Yun-hee
- Ha Seong-guk
- Kim Seung-yoon
Release
[edit]It was also selected in Icons at the 29th Busan International Film Festival to be screened on 4 October 2024.[7] It has been selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section.[8]
Cinema Guild released the film in the United States on 22 November 2024.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Traveler's Needs". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Isabelle Huppert-Starring Berlin Competition Film 'A Traveler's Needs' Picked Up by Finecut". Variety. 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Hong Sang-soo's 'A Traveler's Needs' invited to 74th Berlinale". The Korea Hearld. 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Finecut picks up Hong Sangsoo's Berlin Competition drama 'A Traveler's Needs'". screendaily.
- ^ A Traveler's Needs (2024), retrieved 22 February 2024
- ^ "Yeohaengjaui pilyo | A Traveler's Needs". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "The 29th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Scroll Staff (9 October 2024). "MAMI Mumbai Film Festival will open with Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine as Light'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (21 November 2024). "'A Traveler's Needs' Review: Language Lessons". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 March 2025.