Sarin ŭi ch'uŏk /
살인의추억 /
"In his breakthrough second feature, Bong Joon Ho explodes the conventions of the policier with thrillingly subversive, genre-defying results. Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, Memories of Murder stars New Korean Cinema icon Song...
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | Korean English |
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[New York] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2021]
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| Edition: | Director approved two-DVD special edition |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
1073 |
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| Summary: | "In his breakthrough second feature, Bong Joon Ho explodes the conventions of the policier with thrillingly subversive, genre-defying results. Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, Memories of Murder stars New Korean Cinema icon Song Kang Ho as the local officer who reluctantly joins forces with a seasoned Seoul detective (Lim Sang Kyung) to investigate the crimes-- leading each man on a wrenching, yearslong odyssey of failure and frustration that will drive him to the existential edge. Combining a gripping procedural with a vivid social portrait of the everyday absurdity of life under military rule, Bong fashions a haunting journey into ever-deepening darkness that begins as a black-comic satire and ends as a soul-shattering encounter with the abyss"--Container |
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| Item Description: | Based on a true story Based on the play "Come to see me" by Kim Kwang-rim Special features: Two 2003 commentaries featuring Bong and members of the cast and crew, plus a new commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns; Perfect cinema (new interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro); Imagination vs. reality (director Bong and film critic Darcy Paquet discuss Chun-jae Lee, the real-life serial killer who inspired the film); Documentary from 2004 on the making of the film; Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary by Bong; Sonic reflection (new interview with film scholar Jeff Smith on the use of sound in Bong's work); Chiri myŏllyŏl = Incoherence, a 1994 student film by Bong with a new introduction by the director; teaser; trailer; TV spot; An essay by critic and novelist Ed Park Wide screen (1.85:1) |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC, region 1; 16:9 widescreen presentation (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby 5.1 surround; color |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Kim Hyung-ku ; production designer, Ryu Sung-hee ; editor, Kim Sun-min ; music, Iwashiro Taro ; costume design, Kim Yoo-sun |
| ISBN: | 1681438232 9781681438238 |