Memories Of Murder [2003] [Criterion] (BLU)

Bong Joon Ho

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Synopsis

In his breakthrough second feature, Bong Joon Ho explodes the conventions of the policier with thrillingly subversive, genre-defying results. Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, Memories of Murder stars New Korean Cinema icon Song Kang Ho as the local officer who reluctantly joins forces with a seasoned Seoul detective (Kim Sang Kyung) to investigate the crimes—leading each man on a wrenching, yearslong odyssey of failure and frustration that will drive him to the existential edge. Combining a gripping procedural with a vivid social portrait of the everyday absurdity of life under military rule, Bong fashions a haunting journey into ever-deepening darkness that begins as a black-comic satire and ends as a soul-shattering encounter with the abyss.

 

Special Features:

  • New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Kim Hyung Ku and approved by director Bong Joon Ho, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • Two 2003 commentaries featuring Bong and members of the cast and crew, plus a new commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns
  • New interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
  • New interview with Bong about the real-life serial killer who inspired the film
  • Documentary from 2004 on the making of the film
  • Deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by Bong
  • New interview with film scholar Jeff Smith on the use of sound in Bong’s work
  • Incoherence, a 1994 student film by Bong, with a new introduction by the director
  • Teaser, trailer, and TV spot
  • An essay by critic and novelist Ed Park

Product Details

  • Format: Color, Widescreen
  • Language: Korean
  • Subtitles: English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Label: Criterion Collection
  • Release Date: 04/20/2021
  • Run Time: 132 minutes
  • Catalogue #: 1073
  • Region: A

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