Love shifts perspective between illusion and reality when a wealthy man begins an awkward courtship of a young woman met through a mutual friend. In this — his third film — the arthouse juggernaut, South Korean director Hong Sang-soo perfects the soju-soaked formula for his career to come complete with his trademark, and cleverly wry, look at the interplay between the sexes and their ever-evolving parallel realities. An early masterpiece, THE VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS features a star-making performance from actress Lee Eun-ju. Newly Restored.
