Past Lives

The melancholy is strong in this film which deals with childhood friends who part ways and lives when the girl immigrates to Canada and then again to New York from Seoul.  Twelve years pass before they reconnect via the internet.  Have you ever wondered about an old friend or a lost love?  This could have been creepy, sort of an international stalker film, but it’s anything but that.  Instead, it’s handled delicately because, although so much time has passed, the connection or in-yun, has been established when they were children and the possibilities were left without any closure.  Bittersweet and honest, relatable.  Rating:  3.5 stars…may I see your green card, please.