PARASITE - BLU-2019-SONG KANG-HO-CRITERION COLLECTI

Details

• Release Year: 2019
• Genre: Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: A zeitgeist-defining sensation that distilled a global reckoning over class inequality into a tour de force of pop-cinema subversion, Bong Joon Ho’s genre-scrambling black-comic thriller confirms his status as one of the world’s foremost filmmakers. Two families in Seoul—one barely scraping by in a dank semibasement in a low-lying neighborhood, the other living in luxury in a modern architectural marvel overlooking the city—become entwined in a dangerous relationship that will lay bare the dark contradictions of capitalism with shocking ferocity. A bravura showcase for its director’s meticulously constructed set pieces, bolstered by a brilliant ensemble cast and stunning production design, Parasite cemented the New Korean Cinema as an undeniable international force when it swept almost every major prize from Cannes to the Academy Awards, where it made history as the first non-English-language film to win best picture.
• Cast: Song Kang-Ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik, Park So-dam, Lee Jeong-eun, Jang Hye-Jin, Park Myeong-hoon, Jung Ji-so, Jung Hyun-jun, Park Keun-rok, Jung Yi-seo, Jo Jae-Myeong, Jung Ik-han, Kim Kyu-Baek, Hwang In-kyung, Ahn Seong-Bong, Kim Jin-hyung, Yoon Young-woo, JaeWook Park, Kang Hyun-gyu, Seo Hee-young, Lee Dong-yong, Ahn Jin-sang, Jeong Ah-reum, Kim Jung-woo, Kim Geon, Joo-hyung Lee, Jung Jae-hoon, Yang Sun-young, Lee Lu-a, Lee Sang-kyung, Lee Ji-hye, Kim Bo-ryoung, Kim I-seul, Kim Hyea-ryun, Kim Young-jo, Kim Sung-joon, Kim Sung-su, Kim Hye-Yeon, Park Mi-ae, Park Hye-Sook, Baik Seung-hwan, Park Jae-wan, Park Ga-bin, Seol Min, Seo Han-Gyeol, Oh Mu-yong, Lee Si-hoo, Lee In-kyung, Lee Si-eun, Lee Do-woon, Oh Byeol-ha, Kim Yooin, Yu Chae-ryeon, Jang Ye-Won, Jung Se-hyun, Jeong Il-hwa, Ji-yeon, Ji Hye-yeong, Je Seung-hyun, Choi Ji-won, Hee Ha-woun, Riccardo Ferraresso, Choi Jeong-hyun, Go Gwan-jae, Lee Si-hoon, Seo Pok-hyun, Shim Su-mi, Yoon Hye-Ri, Baek Dong-hyeon, Jang Ji-woo, Andreas Fronk, Anna Elisabeth Rihlmann, Melinda McDonald, Sean Thomas, Rosie Peralta, Lee Eun-Hee, Kim Se-in, Han Mi-ja, Ju Su-ji, Shin Seung-min, Gamja, Mangchi, Mungchi, Park Seo-Joon, Kwak Sin-ae, Mark Siegmund, Katrin Maurer, Breanna Gray, Hyo-shin Pak, Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-won
• Director: Bong Joon Ho
• Runtime: 2:11
• Company: The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie