Thirst
Thirst
Special Guest: writer-director Park Chan-wook will join us for a post-screening conversation
Lee Chang-dong, acclaimed director of Burning (2018) and Secret Sunshine (2007), has said of Park Chan-wook's Thirst that it "could be the most unique vampire film ever made, equipped with overflowing cinematic imagination.” Park Chan-wook redefines the vampire genre with a quirky sense of humor and keen insight on the dark territories surrounding the human condition. Song Kang-ho plays a moral priest who accidentally turns into a vampire after volunteering for a medical experiment and is faced with the dilemmas of his new existence. In Thirst, Song showcases his exceptional mastery over satire, contributing brilliant and ironic tonality throughout the film.
DIRECTOR: Park Chan-wook. WRITTEN BY: Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong. CAST: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun. 2009. 133 min. South Korea. Color. Scope. Korean. Rated R. 35mm.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Korea Foundation.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
Donors to the Academy Museum’s fund in support of Asian American Pacific Islander programming include Esther S. M. Chui-Chao, Julia and Ken Gouw, and Dr. Peter Lam Kin Ngok of Media Asia Group Holdings Limited.
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