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  1. Park Chan-wook is a renowned South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is known for his acclaimed Vengeance Trilogy, Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and other films that blend crime, mystery, thriller, and black humor.

  2. Park Chan-wook is a South Korean producer, writer and director known for his stylish and violent films such as Oldboy, The Handmaiden and Lady Vengeance. He has won several awards, including a BAFTA, and is married to Eun-hee Kim and has one child.

    • 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.
  3. 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

  4. Nov 8, 2022 · The director of the twisty crime drama Decision to Leave explains the symbolism behind the pockets, the eyedrops, the language barrier, and the final scene. He also talks about the genre, the sex, and the violence in his film.

    • Tasha Robinson
  5. 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,...

  6. Aug 16, 2023 · The acclaimed Korean director talks about his 2004 masterpiece, which he restored and remastered in 4K HDR. He reveals the inspiration behind the live octopus scene, the hallway fight, and the film's key line.