‘Past Lives’ Star Greta Lee On Her “Slow-Release” Breakthrough In Celine Song’s Critically Acclaimed Long-Distance Romance
deadline.comThe standout movie at Sundance this year, Celine Song’s indie hit Past Lives has touched the parts of the human heart not reached since Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy.
Starring Greta Lee, it tells the story of Nora, a Korean-born playwright on the brink of breakout success in New York, who is taken by surprise when, out of the blue, her childhood sweetheart from Seoul, Hae Sung (Teo Yoo), makes contact on social media.
Will it lead to some light nostalgic fun? Or is there something deeper — Koreans call it inyeon, the idea that some things are meant to be — that makes them soulmates? DEADLINE: When did you first get involved with Past Lives? GRETA LEE: I read the script a few years ago.
It was sent to me by my agent, and the subject line just said, “Korean: Do you speak it?” To be honest, at the time I felt like, “Oh god, what a drag.
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