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- Snowpiercer2014
- Snowpiercer2020
- The Sympathizer2024
- The Handmaiden2017
- Decision to Leave2022
- Stoker2013
- Sympathy for Lady Vengeance2005
- The Little Drummer Girl2018
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002
Thirst2009- Joint Security Area2000
- Three... Extremes2004
- I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK2006
- The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream1992
- Crush and Blush2008
- Judgement1999
- Night Fishing2011
Park Chan-wook was born on 23 August 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and writer, known for The Handmaiden (2016), Oldboy (2003) and Thirst (2009).
- January 1, 1
- 1 min
- Seoul, South Korea
- Jeremy Urquhart
- Senior Author
- 'Oldboy' (2003) Park Chan-wook's best film also happens to be his grittiest, as well as his most violent and confronting. That film was the legendary Oldboy from 2003, which arguably ranks as one of the greatest revenge movies of all time and is easily the highlight of Park's Vengeance Trilogy.
- 'The Handmaiden' (2016) The Handmaiden is arguably Park Chan-wook's most romantic film and one of his best. It takes place in Korea during the 1930s and revolves around a swindler and his associate posing as people they're not to steal the fortune of a Japanese heiress.
- 'Joint Security Area' (2000) Though it was his third movie, Joint Security Area was the first Park Chan-wook movie to feel like something truly great, and it, therefore, helped put him on the map as a filmmaker to watch.
- 'Decision to Leave' (2022) The best way to describe Decision to Leave would be to say it's one of the most dizzying and disorientating psychological thrillers in recent memory but in a good way.
Aug 17, 2023 · With his remastered and restored ‘Oldboy’ now playing in theaters, we rank the films of South Korean director Park Chan-wook, including ‘The Handmaiden,’ ‘Decision to Leave,’ and sole...
- Contributor
- A.A. Dowd
- 1 min
Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱; IPA: [pak̚ tɕʰanuk̚]; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as 21st-century world cinema. [2]
Lady Vengeance. 2005 1h 55m R. 7.5 (87K) Rate. 75 Metascore. After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means. Director Park Chan-wook Stars Nam-mi Kang Jeong-nam Choi Hye-Sook Go.
Several of Korea's most acclaimed filmmakers, including Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY), explore the nature of discrimination in this provocative anthology.
The visually stunning and breathtakingly violent dramas of South Korean director Park Chan-wook - including "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" (2002), "Oldboy" (2003), "Thirst" (2009)...
