A closer look at the structure of Hong Sangsoo’s Hahaha
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19184637 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marshall Deutelbaum (0000-0001-5836-3857, Purdue University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 157-166 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Cinema (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1059-440X • E-ISSN: 2049-6710 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/ac.23.2.157_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2326956139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Hahaha by Hong Sangsoo (2010) alternates between a conversation taking place in the present between narrators photographed in black-and-white still images who take turns describing the experiences each had in a small South Korean seaside town and images in colour and motion that present those past experiences. Viewers quickly realize that the men were in the town at the same time, though the pair never understands this because they frequently crossed paths without encountering one another. The narrational shifts between past and present obscure how in Hahaha, Hong reworks the potential for cross-cutting that existed, purposely unrealized, in a portion of Gang-wondo-ui him/The Power of Kangwon Province by Hong (1998), the director’s second film, into a single, linear but somewhat discontinuous chronology without the simultaneous action usually indicated by alternating
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |