Memories of Murder = Sarin ŭi ch'uŏk / directed by Bong Joon Ho ; screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Shim Song Bo ; original story by Kim Gwang Rim ; produced by Tcha Sung Jai.
Edition:
2-Blu-ray special edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (17 cm).
Kang-Ho Song, Kim Sang-kyung, Roe-Ha Kim. Title from sell sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: two 2003 commentaries featuring Bong and members of the cast and crew, plus a new commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns; new interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; new interview with Bong about the real-life serial killer who inspired the film; documentary from 2004 on the making of the film; deleted scenes with optional audio commentary by Bong; new interview with film scholar Jeff Smith on the use of sound in Bong's work; Incoherence : a 1994 student film by Bong with a new introduction by the director; teaser; trailer; TV spot. Accompanying booklet includes an essay by critic and novelist edition Park.
Summary:
Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, a local officer reluctantly joins forces with a seasoned Seoul detective to investigate the crimes, leading each man on a wrenching, yearslong odyssey of failure and frustration that will drive him to the existential edge.
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