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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 was born on 23 August 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and writer, known for Oldboy (2003), The Handmaiden (2016) and Decision to Leave (2022). He is married to Eun-hee Kim.
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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...
- Variety via Yahoo
‘The Sympathizer’s’ 27 Emmy Submissions: Director Park Chan-wook’s Episode Pick, Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh and More (EXCLUSIVE)
The satirical spy-thriller “The Sympathizer” hopes to make a mark at the Primetime Emmys this year, as HBO/Max has submitted the show for 27 Emmy categories. The hopeful bids from creators Park ...
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- /Film
The 5 Best Park Chan-Wook Movies, Ranked - SlashFilm
Park outdid himself with his most recent film, 2022's "Decision to Leave" (read our review here), the closest he's ever gotten to an Old Hollywood Noir. Jang Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) is a South ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · The Sympathizer director & co-creator Park Chan-wook breaks down his genre-blending approach to adapting Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer-winning novel.
- Grant Hermanns
Nov 8, 2022 · What’s up with the eyedrops? How does the movie sound to a Korean speaker? Oldboy and The Handmaiden director Park Chan-wook answers our questions about all the important tiny details in his...
- Tasha Robinson
Aug 16, 2023 · The masterpiece that propelled South Korean cinema onto a world stage and solidified Park’s status as one of its most ferociously original auteurs, “Oldboy” won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, with jury president Quentin Tarantino personally advocating on the film’s behalf.
Nov 28, 2022 · Director Park Chan-wook’s film ‘Decision to Leave’ follows two tracks — a noir mystery and a romance of sorts.