{"product_id":"the-power-of-kangwon-province","title":"The Power of Kangwon Province","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePresented in a beautiful restoration and newly translated, Hong Sangsoo\\x27s breakthrough second feature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Power of Kangwon Province\u0026lt;\\\/i\u0026gt; is an early masterwork from the prolific filmmaker. Playing with structure, perspective, and time – elements that would become hallmarks of his later work – the film follows a young woman, Jisook, who, fresh off her relationship with a married man, joins two girlfriends for a vacation in the mountainous Kangwon region and quickly makes the same mistakes, tumbling into bed with a married policeman. The film then shifts to her ex, Sangwon, who happens to be visiting the same region at the same time, threatening to cross Jisook\\x27s path.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEtched with precision and conveying a world of feeling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Power of Kangwon Province\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the second feature by the South Korean director Hong Sangsoo and one of the best films you can see this year. --Manohla Dargis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA coolly bracing drama of the mysterious bonds of lovers, and an original form to match. With an incisive eye for landscape and architecture, Hong films the story as a romantic travelogue. --Richard Brody, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplex in structure and subtler in effect. Virtuoso filmmaking. --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime Out\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Dvd","offer_id":45916854845631,"sku":"bcdd424a-b886-4d2f-b1f1-a44a68a8a3ad","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/203997c79af581f50e703538522b8566.jpg?v=1785092418","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-power-of-kangwon-province","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}