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Past Lives (2023)

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
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Past Lives (2023) – What If Timing Was the Only Thing That Got in the Way

There are movies that fill the screen with sound and motion, and then there are the quiet ones — the kind that lean in gently, unfold slowly, and ask you to pay attention not to the volume, but to the silence. Past Lives is one of those films.

It begins with two kids in Seoul — Nora and Hae Sung — walking side by side like nothing in the world could ever split them apart. But the world does what it always does. Nora’s family emigrates, and just like that, Hae Sung becomes a part of a chapter she has to leave behind. No dramatic farewell. No promises made. Just a space where connection used to be.

What makes this story so intimate is how it lets time pass without rushing to fill the gaps. We meet Nora years later, now a writer in New York, fluent in both English and a version of herself that’s had to adjust. She is smart, composed, and settled — until Hae Sung finds her again. When they reconnect, it’s not an explosion. It’s a question. A soft one. What if?

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Lucy, played by Dakota Johnson, is a matchmaker working for Adore, a New York City agency designed to set you up on dates and (hopefully) find the person you intend to marry. For Lucy and her coworkers, marriage is not about finding true love but checking off as many boxes as possible in a quest to be compatible. It’s a business agreement at the end of the day, and it turns out that’s something most of their clients can buy into.

For Lucy’s part, she believes love exists. She just doesn’t believe it will make anybody happy. She had love once with her former long-term boyfriend, John (Chris Evans). After breaking up because he was too poor, she went on dating hiatus.

She plans to marry the next person she dates, and will only date very rich people from here on out. Her wish appears to come to fruition when she meets Harry Castillo (Pedro Pascal), a man so hot, tall, and rich that in the business they call him a “Unicorn”.

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Movie Information

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

Rating:
Genre:Drama, Romance
Directed By:Celine Song
Written By:Celine Song
In Theaters:6/30/2023
Box Office:$28,126,646
Runtime:106 minutes
Studio:A24, Killer Films, 2AM, CJ ENM

Cast

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Celine Song

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Greta Lee

Nora

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Teo Yoo

Hae Sung

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John Magaro

Arthur

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Moon Seung-ah

Young Nora

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Yim Seung-min

Young Hae Sung

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Yoon Ji-hye

Nora's Mom

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Choi Won-young

Nora's Dad

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An Min-young

Hae Sung's Mom

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Seo Yeon-woo

Young Si Young

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Chang Ki-ha

Hae Sung's Friend 1

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Shin Hee-cheol

Hae Sung's Friend 2

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