Interviews With "Past Lives" Stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro & Director/Writer Celine Song

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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"Past Lives" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim for its moving romance, immaculate performances, and astonishing writing and directing from debut director Celine Song. The film is now playing in limited release from A24, and Dan Bayer was fortunate to get some time to talk with Song and the three main actors, Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro. Please take a listen and be sure to check out the film, which will be expanding nationwide on June 23rd. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and these are Dan Baer's interviews with the writer and director for past lives, Celine Song, and three of the film stars, Greta Lee, Teo Yu, and John McGarrow.
0:15.4	There is a word in Korean, Inean. it means providence or fate.
0:23.6	Do you believe in that?
0:25.6	That's just something Korean say to seduce someone.
0:29.6	What a good story this is.
0:40.3	Childhood, sweethearts who reconnected 20 years later and realize they were meant for each other.
0:48.3	And the story I would be the evil white American husband standing in the way of destiny.
0:55.5	Shut up.
0:58.8	He was just this kid in my head for such a long time.
1:00.5	I think he just missed him.
1:01.6	Did he miss you?
1:05.2	Han Song!
1:10.7	Wow, it're It's really
1:15.6	Wow
1:16.6	Welcome everyone to the next Best Picture podcast where we are talking with Celine's song,
1:23.6	the writer and director of past lives.
1:25.6	Celine, thank you so much for joining us today.
1:29.1	Thank you for having me.
1:30.9	You were a playwright before making this film, and I'm wondering what made you feel like
1:37.3	film was the right medium for this story instead of the stage?
1:41.9	I think this movie spans continents and decades.
1:45.9	And it really is about two people in three moments in their lives.
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