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Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in “Past Lives,” one of the nominees for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. (COURTESY OF A24)

“Past Lives,” one of the 10 nominees for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, opens on a shot of three people sitting together at a bar with voices trying to determine what connects this trio. The connections that unite us — in the past, present and future — is the central theme of the beautifully human “Past Lives.”

After the brief prologue, the film flashes back 24 years to Korea. We are introduced to 12-year-olds Na Young (Moon Seung-ah) and Hae Sung (Leem Seung-min). They are clearly sweet on each other, but Na is immigrating to Canada with her family.

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Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in writer/director Celine Song's "Past Lives." (COURTESY OF A24)
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Greta Lee and Teo Yoo in "Past Lives." (COURTESY OF A24)
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From left: Greta Lee John Magaro and Teo Yoo in "Past Lives." (COURTESY OF A24)

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