Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wookis 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 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, 2003's Oldboy and 2005's Lady Vengeance. His films are noted for their immaculate framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth23 August 1963
Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts. So, working with this very intelligent, smart cast meant that sometimes I would only have to start speaking a word and these wonderful actors would immediately catch onto what I wanted them to portray, and how I wanted them to act.
I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.
A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.
A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.
I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see.
I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.
I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.
I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara,Coppola, Neil Jordan.
I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.
There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.
When I was making my first films, I was very interested in Hollywood B movies.
Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree.
When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.