A priest becomes a vampire…another man’s wife is coveted…a deadly seduction triggers murder. Thirst is the new film from director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). Already a boxoffice smash in Korea, Thirst was honored with the Prix du Jury [Jury Prize] at the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival.
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Beyond Thirst: The Korean New Wave
To coincide with the forthcoming release of director Park Chan-wook's Thirst, Nick Dawson takes a look at the burgeoning Korean cinema scene which Park has been at the center of.
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Sexy Priests from I Confess to Thirst
The straying priest in Thirst is only the last of a long line of sexy clerics.
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There Will Be Blood: A short history of vampire films
From Nosferatu to Thirst, films have tried to capture the shadowy, seductive figure of the vampire. Writer Anne Billson chronicles the creature’s evolution.
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Thirst Photo Gallery
Photographs from Park Chan-wook's film Thirst, a Focus Features release.
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Cinema with Bite: On the Films of Park Chan-wook
As Park Chan-wook’s Thirst, his new movie for Focus Features, plays at Cannes, Scott Macaulay casts an eye over the career of the provocative Korean auteur.
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Thirst Production Notes
Production notes from the upcoming Focus Features release Thirst, directed by Park Chan-wook.
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Laugh Bites
While Park Chan-wook’s Thirst takes a violent and philosophical approach to the vampire legend, some filmmakers go for the jugular but hit the funny bone instead. Scott Macaulay looks at those intentional (and not so intentional) comic hits.
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