Bong Joon Ho
Still: Memories of MurderFilmography
Ji-ri-myeol-lyeol/Incoherence (1994, short), Baeksekin/White Man (1994, short), Peureimsogui Gieokdeul/Memories in My Frame (1994, short), Flandersui gae/Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), Sarin ui chu-eok/Memories of Murder (2003), Sink & Rise (2003, short), Influenza (2004, short), Gue-Mool/The Host (2006), Tokyo! (2008, segment: Shaking Tokyo), Madeo/Mother (2009), 3.11: A Sense of Home (2011, segment: Iki), Snowpiercer (2013), Okja (2017), Gisaengchoong/Parasite (2019), Parasite (B&W Version) (2020)
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Bong Joon Ho at IFFR
Barking Dogs Never Bite
Tragi-comic study about loneliness, in which two people who have nothing to do keep themselves busy, one kidnapping the other finding dogs in their district. Bizarre developments represented as commonplace.
106'
South Korea
IFFR 2001
Memento Mori
Adolescent anxiety of young women in a society dominated by men is the starting point for a film about an obscure lesbian three-cornered affair.
97'
South Korea
IFFR 2001
Memories of Murder
Melancholy humorous drama was the big hit of 2003 with press and audiences in Korea. The film is set in 1986, when Korea was ruled by a repressive military regime and the police did their best to hunt the first Korean serial killer.
127'
South Korea
IFFR 2004
The Host
After careless imperialist trials by the Americans, one beautiful summer day there is suddenly a gruesome monster hanging under one of the bridges over the River Han. And it doesn’t just go away. Bong’s third film has everything: global political matters, Korean self mockery, beautiful computer graphics, spectacular action and moving family love. In short: the Korean monster hit of the year.
119'
South Korea
IFFR 2007
Incoherence
As a student at the KAFA, Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, Memories of Murder) made this beautiful trilogy about hypocrisy and stupidity of authorities, still his favourite subject.
30'
South Korea
IFFR 2009
Influenza
In this previously unreleased short film by Bong (Parasite), security cameras record the downward spiral of a failed salesman turned robber.
29'
South Korea
IFFR 2010
Mother
The maker of The Host is again in top form. Dislocating drama about a mother who will do anything to prove that her mentally handicapped son is not a murderer. It was a major hit in South Korea, partly thanks to the breathtaking portrayal of the mother's role.
129'
South Korea
IFFR 2010
Parasite (B&W Version)
Inspired by their love of classic cinema, Bong Joon Ho and his cameraman made a black-and-white version of Parasite, the big hit of 2019.
131'
South Korea
IFFR 2020