A Harp in Hock (1927)

The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say. 

I understood post-memory as passing down stories and images of one’s experiences that are not your own. For decades, rape has been depicted in cinema through a third-person perspective, leaving the viewer to observe rape; not to experience it. 

In The Novelist's Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.

Cassie, a musician, and Luke, a man serving in the Marines, form a false relationship and keep it a secret.