Deep Cut: A Film Podcast

124. Hong Sang-soo: The Novelist’s Film (featuring Dennis Lim)

Deep Cut: A Film Podcast · Feb 22, 2026 · 57m

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The Novelist's Film
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Writer, film curator, and leading Hong Sang-soo scholar Dennis Lim brings a personal favorite from Hong’s oeuvre–– 2022’s The Novelist’s Film –– to Deep Cut . As the DC trio and their esteemed guest enjoy the luxuriate in Hong’s complex, joyous depiction of collaborating artists-in-exile, Dennis shares his background with Hong, this film’s shape, and the model Hong sets for young, independent filmmakers. Film your novel at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:08 Introducing guest 03:47 Lim's background with Hong 11:15 DC trio's current thoughts on Hong 15:41 Why the Novelist's Film / general reactions 26:13 Hong's regular actors 28:04 Formal discussion 38:33 Shapes 41:16 Lee Hye-young 46:25 Ha song-guk 47:06 Waste, exile, potential 50:19 Hong's business, life, and art model (good for young filmmakers) 55:53 Outro

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