When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.
Cinematography
Every shot is a love letter to negative space
Acting
Haley Lu Richardson's micro-expressions deserve a study
Direction
Kogonada makes buildings feel like characters
Director
Kogonada
John Cho
Jin
Haley Lu Richardson
Casey
Michelle Forbes
Maria
Rory Culkin
Gabriel
Parker Posey
Eleanor
Erin Allegretti
Emma
Shani Salyers Stiles
Vanessa
Reen Vogel
Cleaner
Rosalyn R. Ross
Christine
Lindsey Shope
Sarah
Jem Cohen
Staff
Caitlin Ewald
Bartender
Jim Dougherty
Aaron
Joseph Anthony Foronda
Prof. Jae Yong Lee
Alphaeus Green, Jr.
ICC Guide
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kogonada was a renowned video essayist before directing; his YouTube analysis of 'The Turin Horse' went viral in cinephile circles.
Columbus, Indiana genuinely contains works by Saarinen, Pei, and I.M. Pei—the film sparked actual architecture tourism to the city.
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