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Park Chan-wook

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Park Chan-wook, born in Seoul on 23 August 1963, is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic, widely regarded as a leading figure in South Korean and twenty-first-century world cinema. He is known for films that blend crime, mystery and thriller elements with other genres, and his films are noted for their cinematography, framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter. He has been active since 1988. Within this atlas Park Chan-wook is credited as the director of Oldboy and The Handmaiden.

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Oldboy, Landmark Works
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Park Chan-wook (Korean: 박찬욱; pronounced [pak̚ tɕʰanuk̚]; born August 23, 1963) is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic.
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Oldboy 2003 film (Wikipedia)
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Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean action thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook.
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The Handmaiden - Wikipedia
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The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. 'Lady') is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong.
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