Park Chan wook
Park Chanwook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of 2002s Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, 2003s Oldboy and 2005s Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. His films are noted for their immaculate framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter.
Park was born and raised in Seoul, and studied philosophy at Sogang University, where he started a cinemaclub called the Sogang Film Community and published a number of articles on contemporary cinema. Originally intending to be an art critic, upon seeing Vertigo he resolved to try to become a filmmaker. After graduation, he wrote articles on film for journals, and soon became an assistant director of films like Kkamdong, directed by Yu Yeongjin, and Watercolor painting in a Rainy Day, directed by Kwak Jaeyong .
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