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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.
- Best Director at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
- 1992–present
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- Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
Park Chan-wook. Director: Oldboy. Park Chan-wook was born on 23 August 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and director, known for Oldboy (2003), The Handmaiden (2016) and Decision to Leave (2022). He is married to Eun-hee Kim. They have one child.
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- Seoul, South Korea
Apr 8, 2024 · Park Chan-wook Gets the Picture He Wants. With “The Sympathizer,” the director of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” comes to American television. By Jia Tolentino. April 8, 2024. Actors tend to...
Aug 16, 2023 · Isaac Feldberg August 16, 2023. Tweet. In the 20 years since it was first released, Park Chan-wook ’s “Oldboy” has lost none of its ability to provoke and enthrall, none of its potency as a work of art that deploys graphic violence and equally visceral style to probe the depths of human nature.
Aug 11, 2023 · ‘Oldboy’ at 20: How Park Chan-wook’s Violent Mind-Bender Kickstarted the Korean Wave. As Neon rereleases the film in U.S. theaters this week, THR looks back at how the lurid, blood-soaked,...
Oct 19, 2022 · Film-maker Park Chan-wook on subverting the detective genre: ‘The world has enough clichés already’ The Korean stylist behind ‘Oldboy’ discusses his new thriller ‘Decision to Leave ...
Nov 8, 2022 · Park Chan-wook explains Decision to Leave’s ‘sacred’ ending and small, crucial details. What’s up with the pockets? The eyedrops? The language barrier? He put a lot of thought into all of it....
