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Mother reveals Bong’s perversity

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by Philip Gowman on 24 November, 2009

in Autumn K-film 2009, Bong Joon-ho, Film reviews and comment, Won Bin

LKL reports from the screening of Mother at the Bong Joon-ho retrospective at the British Film Institute on 14 November, with Q&A chaired by Tony Rayns.

In a world obsessed with celebrity, youth and beauty, only a director of the stature of Bong Joon-ho could have got away with it. The big name star, Won Bin, [...]

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Remembering Murder: from “Memories of Murder” to “Mother”

14 November 2009 Autumn K-film 2009
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Colette Balmain reviews Bong Joon-ho’s latest hit, and finds themes which echo his 2003 success

Bong Joon-ho’s Mother, the Korean Film Council’s submission to the 2010 Oscars – 82nd Annual Academy Awards – under the category “Best Foreign Language Film”, has much in common with his 2003 Memories of Murder: a film based upon the abortive [...]

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LKL Celeb of the month #4: Won Bin

21 November 2008 Celebs
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A feature on Won Bin – typecast as the younger brother, but maybe about to break loose.

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