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Memories of murder 4k11/28/2023 ![]() 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. 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. In his breakthrough second feature, Bong Joon Ho explodes the conventions of the policier with thrillingly subversive, genre-defying results. PLUS: An essay by critic and novelist Ed Park Synposis Audio commentary from 2009 featuring writer/director Bong Joon-ho, cinematographer Hyeong-gyu Kim and production designer Seong-hie Yu Audio commentary from 2009 featuring writer/director Bong Joon-ho.The WCG and HDR pass might resolve some of the transfer issues with that version. Incoherence, a 1994 student film by Bong, with a new introduction by the director I'm guessing this is from the same restoration Criterion used.Memories of Murder looks really interesting, but I can only find it on Blu-Ray from France with French subtitles, or from Japan with Japanese subtitles. New program about the use of sound in Bong’s work, featuring film scholar Jeff Smith Does Memories of Murder have an English Blu-ray I'm currently waiting for Parasite to be released where I live and thought I'd watch some of Bong-Joon Ho's other movies while I wait. ![]() Deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by Bong.Documentary from 2004 on the making of the film.New interview with Bong about the real-life serial killer who inspired the film.New program featuring filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.Two 2009 commentaries featuring Bong and members of the cast and crew, plus a new commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns.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.The film was restored in digital 4k and director-approved for presentation in 1080p (Blu-ray) and 480p (DVD) with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound on the Blu-ray.īonus features include a new interview with Bong, two 2009 commentary pieces from Bong and the cast and crew, deleted scenes, a new program featuring filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, and more (see details of extras below). The Criterion Collection is releasing Memories of Murder (2003) from Oscar winning-director Bong Joon Ho to special 2-disc editions on Blu-ray Disc and DVD.
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