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Memories of Murder - Criterion Collection

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Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Song Kang-Ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Roe-ha Kim
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Plot Synopsis:

In his breakthrough second feature, Bong Joon Ho explodes the conventions of the policier with thrillingly subversive, genre-defying results. Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, Memories of Murder stars New Korean Cinema icon Song Kang Ho as the local officer who reluctantly joins forces with a seasoned Seoul detective (Kim Sang Kyung) to investigate the crimes—leading each man on a wrenching, yearslong odyssey of failure and frustration that will drive him to the existential edge. Combining a gripping procedural with a vivid social portrait of the everyday absurdity of life under military rule, Bong fashions a haunting journey into ever-deepening darkness that begins as a black-comic satire and ends as a soul-shattering encounter with the abyss.

  • Release Details
    Release Date: April 20th, 2021
    MPAA Rating: Not Rated
    Movie Release Year: 2003
    Release Country: United States
    Movie Studio: Criterion
  • Technical Specs
    Length:131 Minutes
    Specs:Blu-ray Disc
    NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM, supervised by cinematographer Kim Hyung Ku and approved by director Bong Joon Ho
    Video Resolution/Codec:1080p AVC/MPEG-4
    Aspect Ratio(s):1.85:1
    Audio Formats:Korean: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
    Subtitles/Captions:English
    Special Features:
    • Two 2009 commentaries featuring Bong and members of the cast and crew, plus a new commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns
    • New program featuring filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
    • New interview with Bong about the real-life serial killer who inspired the film
    • Documentary from 2004 on the making of the film
    • Deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by Bong
    • New program about the use of sound in Bong's work, featuring film scholar Jeff Smith
    • Incoherence, a 1994 student film by Bong, with a new introduction by the director
    • Teaser, trailer, and TV spot
    • PLUS: An essay by critic and novelist Ed Park