With The Girl and the Spider, the Zürcher brothers have chosen to build on themes and elements from their previous works. Characters go back and forth between narrow rooms. Sound hovers like a fog over the sets. Children, cats, and dogs stare coldly and indifferently. A small selection of melodies play repeatedly on the soundtrack. If there is a difference between the flow of emotions and the sensations that arise there, it is the change from a family story to a melodrama. Exchanges of conflicting emotions bind the characters. Memories fail to create repercussions. There is no winner in a war of staring. Like a spider web abandoned by spiders, only the space the characters have shared remains as a kind grave that holds everything and sits in wait for more. The directors have called their story a ‘daily myth.’ Voyage, Voyage by Desireless will leave audiences with a lasting impression. (LEE Yong Cheol)