If you’re familiar with Hong Sangsoo, you might think you know what to expect from “What Does that Nature Say to You.” The Korean DIY extraordinaire pumps out new movies practically between meals, each with its own naturalistic observations about characters engaging in casual chatter, but whose disarming malaise resides deep within. His 33rd feature holds true to that broad approach, with soothing conversations eventually giving way to a handful of revelations stemming from repressed opinions. However, it’s also Hong’s most formally experimental work in some time, for reasons that may not initially be obvious.
Shot on notably lo-fi, blurry video, the story begins with struggling thirty-something poet Donghwa
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