South Korean cinema has been on a roll scaling unprecedented, global heights. Bong Joon-ho, one of the many acclaimed South Korean directors responsible for South Korea’s global clout in the film industry, rose to fame in recent years with his award-winning film Parasite (2019). Bong has truly invigorated the crime thriller genre and proven that ...
South Korean cinema has been on a roll scaling unprecedented, global heights. Bong Joon-ho, one ...
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If you think you’ve seen all the romance tropes, think again. Winner of this year’s Cannes Best Director Award and the brains behind iconic thrillers like Joint Security Area (2000), Oldboy (2003), and The Handmaiden (2016), Park Chan-wook brings us his latest romantic mystery masterpiece, Decision to Leave. Barely five minutes in, and we find ...
If you think you’ve seen all the romance tropes, think again. Winner of this year’s ...
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South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-Dong’s Oasis turns twenty this year. I consider Oasis, one of Lee’s only six feature films, to be his magnum opus –– though the indie writer-director is no stranger to making films about characters on the periphery of society, the grace and sincerity with which he tells the difficult story of ...
South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-Dong’s Oasis turns twenty this year. I consider Oasis, one of ...
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In the early half of the 20th century, the Korean peninsula endured harsh colonization in the hands of the Japanese. After the end of WW II, geo-political interest in the peninsula led to the brutal war between North and South Korea. Apart from colonizing Korea, the Japanese waged a war against Korean arts and culture. ...
In the early half of the 20th century, the Korean peninsula endured harsh colonization in ...
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The South Korean film industry has produced a good amount of high-quality war movies over the years. These films tend to address the scuffle between South Korea and North Korea or attempt to acknowledge the contribution of Koreans to the Vietnam War. We’ve tried to put together some of the best Korean war movies ever ...
The South Korean film industry has produced a good amount of high-quality war movies over ...
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The Indian indie landscape has continued to evolve in the last few years, widening its appeal among the non-traditional Bollywood consumers. Our independent filmmakers have spun some brave, less-oft-experimented ideas into beautiful gems. But what are the early films or memories that shaped their thought process and subconsciously influenced their work? We speak to the ...
The Indian indie landscape has continued to evolve in the last few years, widening its ...
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Dipankar Sarkar
