BAFTA Nominated in the following categories:
Best Film not in the English Language
Best Leading Actor
Best Original Screenplay
Two childhood friends meet after years apart and rekindle a deep bond, in Celine Song’s remarkably assured feature debut.
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
"Past Lives: the powerful yearning of what might be 2023’s best movie...Celine Song’s remarkable debut is a rare mature adult drama of inexpressible connections and one of the most effective films of the year." - The Guardian
"The film carries echoes of other movies like Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love,” Richard Linklater's "Before Sunrise," and David Lean’s “The Passionate Friends..." - Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com
"It’s difficult to convey the multilayered beauty of Past Lives beyond just urging people to see it and lose themselves in its transfixing spell." - David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
"There are three superb performances at the picture’s center, but none is more radiant than that of Greta Lee, gracefully capturing the spirit of a searching soul who seems to understand things about the nuances of love that are beyond the grasp of the rest of us." - Tim Grierson, Screen Daily