18th(2016)
KIM So Yong
Romance
SYNOPSIS
Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy. Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy¡¯s wedding
PROGRAM NOTE
Sarah lives away from her husband as he is often
absent from home for his work, so the couple only talk
via videotelephony that leads to live by themselves
for Sarah and her 3-year-old toddler, Jessie. Living
subdued and lifeless, she is visited by her high school
friend, Mindy. The three go on a trip, and Sarah and
Mindy sleep together only to figure out Sarah still
has affection to her husband, so Mindy leaves her
on the trip. Three years later, being separated, Sarah
is invited to Mindy\'s wedding, and they make love
with each other again. Their performance is terribly
spontaneous so that the two contrasting personalities
are able to compatible.
The restaurant scene which they have a chat in after
having their first sex together and the talk scene on
the day before Mindy\'s wedding in particular show
you subtle and ambiguous but intimate and sensual
tension between those two.
Lovesong deviates from the cliché of female buddy
films and lesbian romance and renders love between
women which is \'ardent collectedness\', cannot be
easily articulated. Riley Keough, won renown with
Jack & Diane(2012), Mad Max: Fury Road(2015),
plays Sarah, and Mindy\'s mother is portrayed by
Rosanna Arquette. [Sunah KIM]/p>
SYNOPSIS
Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy. Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy¡¯s wedding
PROGRAM NOTE
Sarah lives away from her husband as he is often
absent from home for his work, so the couple only talk
via videotelephony that leads to live by themselves
for Sarah and her 3-year-old toddler, Jessie. Living
subdued and lifeless, she is visited by her high school
friend, Mindy. The three go on a trip, and Sarah and
Mindy sleep together only to figure out Sarah still
has affection to her husband, so Mindy leaves her
on the trip. Three years later, being separated, Sarah
is invited to Mindy\'s wedding, and they make love
with each other again. Their performance is terribly
spontaneous so that the two contrasting personalities
are able to compatible.
The restaurant scene which they have a chat in after
having their first sex together and the talk scene on
the day before Mindy\'s wedding in particular show
you subtle and ambiguous but intimate and sensual
tension between those two.
Lovesong deviates from the cliché of female buddy
films and lesbian romance and renders love between
women which is \'ardent collectedness\', cannot be
easily articulated. Riley Keough, won renown with
Jack & Diane(2012), Mad Max: Fury Road(2015),
plays Sarah, and Mindy\'s mother is portrayed by
Rosanna Arquette. [Sunah KIM]/p>
KIM So YongKIM So Yong
So Yong Kim is an award‐winning Korean-American independent filmmaker. She has made three feature films: In Between Days (2006), Treeless Mountain (2008) which was screened at SIWFF in 2009 and For Ellen (2012) which was screened at SIWFF in 2013. Most recently in 2014, So directed Spark and Light, a short film starring Riley Keough commissioned by fashion house Miu Miu as part of their ongoing series Women\'s Tales. Lovesong is her fourth feature film premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015.