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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance sau ce are el in comun cu Kill Bill si Lady Snowblood. Cind vad femei in roluri de justitiari, imi vine sa inchid calculatorul. Cind ele au, in plus, si aure de sfinte, vorbim deja de filme sexiste. Cam asta e granita de-a lungul careia se orienteaza astea trei filme: un sexploitation in reverse, stilizat si singeriu. N-am putut sa empatizez cu doamna tinuta pe nderept in inchisoare, caci crima pusa in circa domniei sale e vizualizata prea tirziu in poveste, oarecum demonstrativa. Oh, tu, martira cu brat de foc. Tot filmul mi se pare o alta variatiune pe aceeasi tema, a razbunarii, in acorduri de clavecin (deh, se cerea dupa Vivaldi din Oldboy). Ca imagine, regie & shit, a royal treat, as always. Ca sentiment, o inima cu valva din plastic. Mai bun ca Oldboy, mai prost ca Sympathy for Mr Vengeance.
PS: Ctrl + F disturbing images such as two female inmates going at it. Underwater.
Top 5 cadre favorite ale luiChan Park-wook, cules de pe cinemastrikesback.com
1 The Foul King (2000)
Dir: Ji-Woon Kim
In this early film from the director of A Bittersweet Life (out now), a man sits in a metro station, devastated after his girlfriend has dumped him. Dressed in a business suit and pro-wrestling mask, he draws strange looks from people passing by. "The scene combined comedy and pathos, in a way that hadn't been done before, and gave a hint of the incredible director Kim would become," says Park.
2 The Housemaid (1960)
Dir: Ki-young Kim
A married man and the maid with whom he is having an affair enter a suicide pact but, after taking poison, he decides he wants to die by his wife's side. The jealous maid tries to stop him, hanging on to his leg as he staggers down the stairs, her head thudding against each step on the way down. "That one bizarre moment," says Park, "is the origin of grotesque humour in Korean film."
3 Memories of Murder (2003)
Dir: Joon-Ho Bong
"This is a film that comes very close to perfection," says Park. "And its ultimate high-point is a beautiful long-take of the detectives standing in a paddy field examining the murder scene. The movement of the actors, the camera and the sheer energy of the scene all help make it a moment of pure cinematic orgasm."
4 Last Witness (1980)
Dir: Doo-yong Lee
"At the time of its release, this hard-boiled detective story was drastically censored by the government," says Park. "But I was lucky enough to see it before it was cut and I remain convinced that it is one of the greatest films ever made in Korea. The final scene, in which the detective shoots himself in the mouth, expresses the awful frustration of Korean cinema at that time."
5 Joint Security Area (2000)
Dir: Chan-wook Park
Out of his own oeuvre, Park picks a moment from this moving thriller set in the demilitarised zone, in which an unlikely friendship between two guards from North Korea and two from the South ends in tragedy. "The final image is a chance snapshot taken by a tourist, and includes all four of the guards. It gives the film a poignant ending, but really I put it there so that the editors couldn't remove the earlier scene from which it is taken - in which a US tour guide makes a cynical remark about the Korean security act. I was proud to get that comment past the censors."
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