Word: joon
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...This movie is often called a thriller or suspense, but it is simply about a mother... although this movie is not the right one to see with your mother.” This is how Bong Joon-ho—one of the leading directors of the current Korean film renaissance—introduced his most recent movie, “Mother,” on February 28th at the Harvard Film Archive. “I showed this movie to my mother last May, and since then, for seven months, we haven’t spoken a word about...
...Mother,” as Bong commented, is a film about a mother who devotedly dotes on her mentally-challenged, twentysomething son. The son, Do-joon, is eventually accused of murdering a high school student. Convinced of his innocence, his mother commits herself to exonerating him, a decision that highlights the macabre limits of maternal love. “Mother” is scheduled to be released on March...
...South Korea, Bong Joon-ho is known as one of the biggest blockbuster makers. His second film, 2003’s “Memories of Murder,” instantly became the fourth most watched movie in the country for that year. Considering the film dealt with a high degree of violence—a perverted serial killer who victimized numerous young women—its commercial success was monumental. “Memories” was also critically acclaimed, screening at several international film festivals, such as the Cannes Film Festival, London International Film Festival, and San Sebastian...
...With reporting by Geoffrey Cain and Seok Joon Hong / Seoul...