Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 86: Parasite (2019)

Released 5 May 2021

For this episode, we watched Parasite, the first film not in the English language ever to win Best Picture. Director Bong Joon-ho also won Best International Feature, Best Director and shared Best Original Screenplay with Han Jin-won giving it a total of four awards. None of its cast was nominated.

• Audrey Hepburn flogs Dove Chocolate. https://youtu.be/sB44n4ADg2Y
• Marilyn Monroe and others recreated for Dior. https://youtu.be/eyA71PGUNYM
• Parasite average shot length. http://www.cinemetrics.lv/movie.php?movie_ID=25564
• Terri White's memoir. https://amzn.to/3k0OK55

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