Podcast Release and Free Screening

South Korean star director Park Chan-wook (JSA, Old Boy), has thrilled both critics and audiences in his native country for a decade. His "vengeance" trilogy brought international recognition, including a Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize (2008) and a Jury Prize (2009), and established Park as a virtuoso filmmaker with a thoroughly original artistic vision. On July 24, 2009, The Korea Society recorded a special interview with the director in which he spoke about his influences, his meteoric ascension into the pantheon of internationally celebrated directors, and his latest film, Thirst.




Download the podcast of the interview from
iTunes or www.koreasociety.org.
For English, please click here (mp3) or the icon below.

The original Korean interview direct download is here.

To celebrate its release, The Korea Society is also offering free admission to a special advanced screening of Thirst!

The first Korean film to be co-financed and co-produced by Hollywood, Thirst is a stylish vampire thriller with a dramatic bite, and continues Park's exploration of the dark side of the human soul. A devout priest (Song Kang-ho, The Host) on a mission to Africa volunteers as a test subject in a vaccine trial-gone-awry. Now a vampire, he returns to Korea to endure the torments of temptation, embodied by a childhood friend's wife (Kim Ok-bin).

The screening will begin at 6:30 PM on Thursday, July 30 at the Landmark Sunshine Theatre in New York City. No tickets are required. A line will form in front of the theater box office and admission will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.