“When a parent’s heart breaks, the sound travels for miles.”

The podcast turns toward South Korea as we examine the work of Bong Joon Ho. In today’s episode, we look at his 2006 blockbuster The Host. This action-packed film was the highest grossing of all time in South Korea when it came out, and it’s a real crowd-pleaser with its family drama and humor right alongside horror and political commentary. 

Read the full episode transcript here

SEASON 5 LINEUP

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Cemetery of Splendor

Bong Joon-ho

The Host

Snowpiercer

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Shoplifters

The Truth

LINKS

What Omaya’s been watching:

Advocate (2019) (‘לאה צמל, עורכת דין’), Directed by Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe BellaicheAdvocate on PBS’s POV

What Andrew's been watching:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Directed by Stanley KubrickY Tu Mamá También (2001), Directed by Alfonso CuarónBabette’s Feast (1987) (‘Babettes gæstebud’), Directed by Gabriel AxelSilence (2016), Directed by Martin Scorsese

Previous podcast episode about Parasite: 014: Parasite (2019) discussion w/ Donavon Thompson | Arthouse Garage

Gene Hackman film we mention: Uncommon Valor (1983) - IMDb

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