Park Chan-wook
23 August 1963 – present
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer. He studied philosophy at Sogang University before entering the film industry, and reached a wide audience with Joint Security Area and the films known as the Vengeance Trilogy. His films Oldboy, Thirst and Decision to Leave received awards at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Life events
Read philosophy in Seoul and ran a film criticism club during his studies.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis debut feature received limited attention on release.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis film about an incident in the Korean Demilitarized Zone became the highest-grossing Korean film to that point.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe first film in what became known as the Vengeance Trilogy.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe jury, presided over by Quentin Tarantino, awarded the festival's second prize.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis vampire film shared the Jury Prize.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMade in the United States with an English-speaking cast.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAn adaptation of Sarah Waters's novel Fingersmith relocated to colonial-era Korea.
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