{"product_id":"bong-joon-ho","title":"Bong Joon Ho","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781419758126\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: ABRAMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eThe first illustrated critical monograph of Academy Award–winning writer\/director Bong Joon-ho, the visionary behind films such as Parasite, Snowpiercer, Okja, and The HostBrilliantly illustrated and designed by the London-based film magazine Little White Lies, Bong Joon-ho examines the career of the South Korean writer\/director, who has been making critically acclaimed feature films for more than two decades. First breaking out into the international scene with festival-favorite Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), Bong then set his sights on the story of a real-life serial killer in 2003’s Memories of Murder and once again won strong international critical attention, winning Best Director at San Sebastian Film Festival. But it was 2006’s The Host that proved to be a huge breakout moment both for Bong and the Korean film industry. The big-budget monster movie, set in Seoul, premiered at Cannes and became an instant hit—South Korea’s widest release ever, setting new box office records and selling remake rights in the US to Universal. Bong’s next feature, Mother (2009) also premiered at Cannes, once again earning critical acclaim and appearing on many \"best-of\" lists for 2009\/2010. But it was Bong’s first English-language film, Snowpiercer (2013)—set on a post-apocalyptic train where class divisions erupt into class warfare—that brought his work outside of the South Korean and film festival markets and onto the stage of global commercial cinema. After a short sidestep with 2017’s Okja, which became a center of controversy due to its being produced and released by Netflix, despite A. O. Scott calling it \"a miracle of imagination and technique,","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":43253182922841,"sku":"PR914552","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/image_TIBGONJSM14B.jpg?v=1776978311","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/bong-joon-ho","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}