Chan-wook Park Park Chan-wook (born August 23, 1963) 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 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy in 2003 and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in 2005. His films are noted for their immaculate framing and often brutal subject matter.

In a May 2004 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Park listed Sophocles, Shakespeare, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Kurt Vonnegut and others as being influences on his career. In a later interview for Lady Vengeance, Park listed Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Aldrich, Ingmar Bergman, Sam Fuller, Roman Polanski and Kim Ki-young as cinematic influences.

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User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. rrees Very violent and often gripping. The framing for the story ultimately turns to the ludicrous but until then it a brutal trail of revenge and punishment. magb A strange, intriguing premise and some very well done sequences can be found here, but it got far too ridiculous toward the end and the big twist didn't impress me much. FitFortDanga Good sense of style but the various plot twists are way too contrived, and the violence too gratuitous. thaklos Delightfully twisted, and shot with a pleasant artistry that finds something remarkable in some very sordid content. The plot is remarkably intriguing, and effectively draws you into the characters, whose nature is the heart of the film. Expect violence, and if you can embrace that, expect a uniquely debased joy. whatismyname A great movie, with a great execution of the story. One of best fight scenes as well.