[K-Movie]: 3 Korean movies have listed in 100 best films of the decade

Jul 30, 2019

1.HANDMAIDEN

The famous Korean lesbian movie "The Handmaiden" ranked No. 72 in the top 100 best films of the decade voted by IndieWire. The film's content is based on the Fingersmith novel by Sarah Waters, set in a war between Korea and Japan. In the movie, actress Kim Min Hee plays the Japanese aristocrat Hideko, who is shot by a thief (Ha Jung Woo) to plot a robbery. He hired a pickpocket girl (Kim Tae Ri) to act as a maid to help him seduce a noble. The intention of the thief guy changes when Hideko and the maid arise in love.

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Park Chan Wook's "The Handmaiden" won the "Best Foreign Film" award at the 71st British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The film surpassed other heavyweights including " Elle "by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, Angelina Jolie's" rst They Killed My Father "," Loveless "from Russia and" Salesman "from Iran. The British Academy of Film Awards (BAFTA) is rated as a fellow Oscar, or British Oscar. "The Handmaiden" has entered the history of kimchi cinema when it became the first Korean film to receive this award. The film also won "Best Foreign Film" and "Outstanding Design Award" awarded by Los Angeles Film Critics Association in December 2017.

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2. BURNING

"The masterpiece of Korean cinema" is the word that critics give to "Burning". The film was inspired based on the short story "Barn Burning" first printed in 1992 by Haruki Murakami. The work, directed by Lee Chang Dong, competed in the "Palme d'Or" at Cannes Film Festival in 2018. It is also the first Korean film to shortlist for 9 best foreign language films at the Awards. The Academy is 91st (Oscars 2019). In IndieWire's list of the 100 best films of the decade, "Burning" ranked 22nd.

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Movie story revolves around the life of 3 main characters. Jong Soo (Yoo Ah In plays) is a young man who struggles to find a way to live but still dreams of becoming a novelist. One day, Jong Soo met his childhood friend Hae Mi (Jeon Jong Seo) and was asked by her to take care of the cat in Africa. Back from that discovery, Hae Mi led Ben (Steve Yeun), a wealthy man with a sumptuous material life. When Hae Mi led Ben to visit Jong Soo's farm in Paju, Ben confessed his interest in "burning vinyl greenhouses". The confession of the stranger made Jong Soo feel scared. Later, her friend Hae Mi suddenly disappeared. Jong Soo began to suspect that Ben was a murderer and "vinyl greenhouse" also contained some deep meaning.

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At the Cannes 2018 International Film Festival, "Burning" was nominated in three categories including "Best Director" for Lee Chang Dong, "Best Script" for Lee Chang Dong - Oh Jung Mi and "Best Main Actor" for Yoo Ah In. The film lasts 150 minutes and receives the explosive response of 3,000 spectators present at the show in Cannes Theater. Soon afterwards, a series of newspapers around the world mentioned Burning with positive compliments.

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3. PARASITE

Blockbuster directed by Bong Joon Ho brought a win for Korean cinema this year. "Parasite" is the first Korean film to win the "Golden Palm" award at the Cannes Film Festival 2019. This work is also honored to be ranked No. 48 on the list of 100 best films of the decade. published by IndieWire.

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"Parasite" is the story of two families with completely opposite conditions. Park's family is rich and prosperous. Meanwhile, the Ki family must live in extreme misery and distress. They know each other when Ki Woo's poor son is admitted to tutor to the lady Mr. Park's home with a fake degree. Ki Woo dragged his sister into a scam and planned to attack Park's house like parasites eroding to the roots.