Matt Licari / Invision Teo Yoo, left, Celine Song and Greta Lee pose for a portrait to promote the film "Past Lives" on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in New York.

All that changed after Russia invaded on Feb. 24, 2022. As Moscow targeted Ukraine’s cultural heritage, including by bombing and looting museums, the songs became a marker of the Ukrainian identity.

Writer-director Celine Song's “Past Lives" is both an uncommonly grounded love story and an unusually soulful immigrant tale.

NEW YORK - Celine Song was 12 when she moved from South Korean to Ontario. Her parents gave her the chance to pick a new first name. There are differing theories among her family about how she ...