(Kangwon-do ui Him). Kangwon Province-with mountains, temples, and seaside-is a popular getaway destination for Koreans. Jisook, a graduate student traveling with friends after a breakup with a married man, and Sangkwon, a professor awkwardly angling for a tenure position, both visit Kangwon in an attempt to escape their lives for a weekend, but end up amplifying the aggravations and emptiness they had sought to evade. Hong Sang-Soo creates a perfect double miniature of loss and loneliness in two separate stories, told in sequence yet with a mysterious temporal connection that causes a reappraisal of what has come before. This quietly devastating gem highlights the small moments from which emotions accumulate, and has a wry eye for human quirks and frailties.

• Written by Hong. Photographed by Kim Young-Cheul. With Paik Jong-Hak, Oh Yun-Hong, Kim Yoo-Suk, Chun Jae-Hyun. (108 mins)