“Cannes is the best place to show films,” says Park Chan-wook to 20 Minutes.
It is true that since
Old Boy
, Quentin Tarantino's Grand Jury Prize in 2004, he has been assiduous on the Croisette.
Thirst, this is my body
, Isabelle Huppert's jury prize in 2009, then
Mademoiselle
in 2016, he was also a juror in 2017!
It's a bit of a love story, true love, but love all the same between the Cannes Film Festival and the Korean filmmaker.
Thriller and love story
Here he is coming back for the fifth time with
Decision To Leave
… What can we say about it without spoilers?
That this poisonous love story begins as a thriller and then constantly surprises with its intelligence and sensuality.
The relationship between a sagacious policeman and a mysterious Chinese woman whom he suspects of having killed her husband is enough to keep the spectator in suspense for two hours of projection.
The filmmaker's genius and his sense of virtuoso direction take on an unexpected form in this work that is even more subtle than his previous films.
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“Contrary to what people think, I lead an existence as quiet as that of a civil servant, explains the filmmaker.
My daily life is ordinary and coming to Cannes brings me a bit of excitement.
As the discovery of his new film gives the same feeling to festival-goers who were impatiently waiting for it.
Park Chan-wook's cinema is always exciting and
Decision To Leave
is no exception.
We let ourselves be caught with delight in the nets of the filmmaker.
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