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2023 · 106 min · PG-13

Past Lives

Directed by Celine Song · Drama, Romance

Past Lives (2023) is a Drama film, directed by Celine Song set in New York City and Seoul during the 1990s–2020s. It runs 106 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of love & longing, fate & destiny, and memory & nostalgia play out through episodic chapters.

Composer
Christopher BearDaniel Rossen
Cinematography
Shabier Kirchner
Cast
Greta LeeTeo YooJohn MagaroMoon Seung-ahLeem Seung-minYoon Ji-hyeChoi Won-youngAn Min-young

The world of this film

Setting

Where
New York CitySeoul
Setting
Urban
When
1990s2010s2020s

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingFate & DestinyMemory & Nostalgia
Structure
Episodic Chapters
Tone
MelancholicContemplativeRomanticNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Female LedTwo Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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