Parasite (The Criterion Collection)

Bong Joon Ho’s brilliant, wickedly entertaining international smash hit, in a supplement packed edition

A zeitgeist-defining sensation that distilled a global reckoning over class inequality into a tour de force of pop-cinema subversion, Bong Joon Ho’s genre-scrambling black-comic thriller confirms his status as one of the world’s foremost filmmakers.

Two families in Seoul—one barely scraping by in a dank semibasement in a low-lying neighborhood, the other living in luxury in a modern architectural marvel overlooking the city—find themselves on a collision course that will lay bare the dark contradictions of capitalism with shocking ferocity.

A bravura showcase for its director’s meticulously constructed set pieces, bolstered by a brilliant ensemble cast and stunning production design, Parasite cemented the New Korean Cinema as a full-fledged international force when it swept almost every major prize from Cannes to the Academy Awards, where it made history as the first non-English-language film to win the Oscar for best picture.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
* New 4K digital master, approved by director Bong Joon Ho and director of photography Hong Kyung Pyo, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
* New audio commentary featuring Bong and critic Tony Rayns
* Black-and-white version of the film with a new introduction by Bong, and Dolby Atmos soundtrack
* New conversation between Bong and critic Darcy Paquet
* New interviews with Hong, production designer Lee Ha Jun, and editor Yang Jinmo
* New program about the New Korean Cinema movement featuring Bong and filmmaker Park Chan Wook (Oldboy)
* Cannes Film Festival press conference from 2019 featuring Bong and members of the cast
* Master class featuring Bong from the 2019 Lumière Festival in Lyon, France
* Storyboard comparison
* Trailers
* PLUS: An essay by critic Inkoo Kang

CRITERION COLLECTION: PARASITE (2019)

Audio Languages: Korean

Number of Discs: 2

Subtitle Languages: English

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