When Does “Past Lives” (2023) Take Place?
"Past Lives" is a romance film written by Celine Song and released June 2nd, 2023.
It takes place in the year:
We know this because, in the middle of the film, Na Young signs her name on the wall of a room she is staying in and adds "2012" to it.
The film opens with the characters in early middle-age but immediately cuts to a second shot with a title card that reads: “24 YEARS EARLIER”. After the two lead characters are separated, footage includes a title card that declares: “12 YEARS PASS”. It is after this title card, in the middle segment of the story, that we see Na Young is in 2012 AD.
2012 - 12 = 2000 so the characters' childhood is in 2000 AD.
2000 + 24 = 2024 so the characters' present is in 2024 AD.
2024 AD
We know this because, in the middle of the film, Na Young signs her name on the wall of a room she is staying in and adds "2012" to it.
The film opens with the characters in early middle-age but immediately cuts to a second shot with a title card that reads: “24 YEARS EARLIER”. After the two lead characters are separated, footage includes a title card that declares: “12 YEARS PASS”. It is after this title card, in the middle segment of the story, that we see Na Young is in 2012 AD.
2012 - 12 = 2000 so the characters' childhood is in 2000 AD.
2000 + 24 = 2024 so the characters' present is in 2024 AD.
