The Films of Bong Joon-ho (Director of Academy Award-winning "Parasite")
With South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE nabbing "Best International Film", "Best Director" and "Best Film" in the 2020 Oscars, here's a quick look at his discography of film-suggestions for your watching considerations!
Also listed+linked are handy (affiliated) Amazon-purchasable films, and folks in Singapore can look forward to the Black&White version of "Parasite" now on screens!
"MEMORIES OF MURDER" (2003): "Co-written and directed by Bong Joon-ho. It is based on the true story of Korea's first serial murders in history, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. Song Kang-ho and Kim Sang-kyung star as Detective Park and Detective Seo, respectively, two of the detectives trying to solve the crimes.
The film was the second feature film directed by Bong, following his 2000 debut film Barking Dogs Never Bite. The screenplay was adapted by Bong and Shim Sung-bo from Kim Kwang-rim's 1996 stage play about the same subject. The film's earned praise for cinematography, as well as Song Kang-ho's performance. It is considered as one of the best South Korean films of all time." (Wiki)
"THE HOST" (2006): "A South Korean monster film starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung. The film concerns a monster kidnapping a man's daughter, and his attempts to rescue her. According to the director, his inspiration came from a local article about a deformed fish with an S-shaped spine caught in the Han River." (Wiki).
"MOTHER" (2009): "A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder. Stars: Hye-ja Kim, Won Bin, Goo Jin." (IMDb).
"SNOWPIERCER" (2013): "The movie takes place aboard the Snowpiercer train, operating on a globe-spanning track, carrying the last remnants of humanity after an attempt at climate engineering in order to stop global warming has unintentionally created a new Snowball Earth.
Snowpiercer (Korean: 설국열차; Hanja: 雪國列車; RR: Seolgungnyeolcha) is a 2013 science fiction action film based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film is directed by Bong Joon-ho and written by Bong and Kelly Masterson. A South Korean-Czech co-production, the film marks Bong's English-language debut; approximately 80% of the film was shot in English." (Wiki).
"OKJA" (2017): "Okja is a 2017 action-adventure film about a girl who raises a genetically modified superpig. Directed by Bong Joon-ho and co-written by Bong and Jon Ronson, the film stars an ensemble cast headed by South Korean child actress Ahn Seo-hyun, South Korean actors Byun Hee-bong, Yoon Je-moon, and Choi Woo-shik, and Hollywood actors Tilda Swinton (in a dual role), Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Giancarlo Esposito, and Jake Gyllenhaal. It was released on Netflix on June 28, 2017." (Wiki).
"PARASITE" (2019): Greed and class discrimination threaten the relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan in Bong Joon Ho's darkly hilarious modern fairytale.
.... now, how about Bong Joon Ho's DVD Picks? From 2014...
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