As opening shots go, Mother has a great one. Kim Hye-ja, as the title character, walks through a field towards the camera, and as the opening credits run alongside her, she begins an awkward non-sequitur of a dance — comical, strange, and delightful in its effect. We wonder what, if anything, it means. Will we [...]
Korean cinema has been experiencing a wonderful tide of resurgence in recent years, and the brigade is being effectively led by an exceptionally talented director called Park Chan-Wook. His Joint Security Area (JSA), released in 2002, became the then most successful movie in Korean cinema history. However literally no one was prepared for what Park decided to serve next. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2004) and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005), together comprising what is now popularly known as the Vengeance Trilogy…
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