“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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