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A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.
8 November 1968, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
8 January 1965, Austin, Texas, USA
16 June 1972, Seoul, South Korea
21 July 1989, New York City, New York, USA
1962, Kabul, Afghanistan
7 March 1995, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
October 20, 2017
Kogonada's cleverly integrated use of the architecture, beautifully framed from visual and narrative standpoints, lends his freshman feature a sense of modernist mastery...
September 07, 2017
[Columbus] unfolds in a series of grandly composed frames that range from fanatically symmetrical interior shots to boldly geometric exterior shots showcasing the local gems.
September 07, 2017
Few contemporary American films operate on this level of aesthetic precision. In a first feature, yet.
September 14, 2017
Architecture has never been more romantic than in "Columbus," single-name director Kogonada's stunningly beautiful film.
September 07, 2017
Kogonada in his impressive feature debut applies the principles of these architects to the compositions and structure of the film, a formal tour-de-force that eclipses its modest - though affecting and impeccably acted - narrative.
October 13, 2017
A warm, quietly devastating drama that has plenty to offer for those open to something subtle.
October 12, 2017
... a tender, beautiful gem that should not be overlooked.
October 13, 2017
It may take a little more effort and patience to appreciate what Columbus has to say about friendship, grief and courage, but the messages are worth that effort.
October 15, 2017
Director Kogonada, in his impressive debut, conveys emotion through site and sound. He turns out to be a master of not just visual setting, but of conversational filmmaking, and his "Columbus" might just be a masterpiece
October 09, 2017
Columbus is a small, intimate film playing out on a big canvas, a personal drama set amongst titanic works. It's good actors doing good acting in a film shot by a master of composition.
September 08, 2017
Rarely will images of mighty concrete and stone dwellings set against tranquil waters or a gentle spring shower resonate so powerfully as those on display every day in the southern Indiana city of Columbus, captured so breathtakingly in the film.
September 01, 2017
Each shot is meticulously composed without appearing mannered; the characters, often seen from a distance, make up an integral part of the landscape they occupy rather than being framed picturesquely against it.
