Park Chan Wook Films Ranked

Born august 23 1963 is a south korean film director screenwriter producer and former film critic one of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country park is best known for his films joint security area 2000 thirst 2009 the handmaiden 2016 and what has become known as the vengeance.

Park chan wook films ranked. Park chan wook was born in seoul and studied philosophy at sogang university where he aspired to be an art critic. Known for the handmaiden and oldboy park chan wook is a decorated south korean director. Park chan wook s best movies according to rotten tomatoes. I saw oldboy for the first time earlier this year and really enjoyed it but it wasn t until a few weeks ago when watching a film called pieta that put.

As a corrective to that in celebration of the wonderful handmaiden here s our review from cannes and just because writing about his films is such a pleasure here s our ranking of the films of park chan wook. The films of park chan wook ranked. A list of 7 films compiled on letterboxd including thirst 2009 oldboy 2003 sympathy for lady vengeance 2005 i m a cyborg but that s ok 2006 and stoker 2013. Jessica kiang and oliver lyttelton.

Here are his highest rated films on rotten tomatoes. Chan wook park is a very inventive director responsible for some of the most entertaining masterpieces of the 21st century. Few other korean directors have achieved as much fame outside of south korea as park chan wook and with good reason. His films are often tragic incredibly beautiful poetic brutal immaculately shot and full of dark humor.

However after he watched alfred hitchcock s vertigo he decided to become a director. October 19 2016 1 16 pm. Less flashy and somehow even darker than its predecessors it doesn t deliver the satisfying pulpy punch of an oldboy or a sympathy for mr. With this film park chan ok revealed herself as one of korean cinema s smartest and most stylish talents.

Vengeance but worms its way into your brain and. Showtimes tickets showtimes tickets top rated movies most popular movies browse movies by genre top box office in theaters coming soon coming soon dvd blu ray releases release calendar movie news india movie spotlight. Like lee chang dong s burning it is set in the tense border zone with north korea. All 10 park chan wook films ranked from worst to best.

His first two films the moon is the sun s dream and trio were low budget productions with park later stating that he is still ashamed of them. I ve been on a bit of a park chan wook binge recently. The best the rest. Sang hyun is a well respected christian priest cherished in his community for his kindness and faith.

Park chan wook s take on the vampire is another magnificent film which manages to combine the myth with themes on christianity through park s unique point of view.