During the last edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, director Bong Joon-ho was a guest. There he presented a black-and-white version of his acclaimed and highly-awarded masterpiece Parasite. That version was greatly appreciated by the public and won the Audience Award. This version can now also be seen in Rialto.
Parasite (b/w)
Monday March 16 with English subs at 6:45 pm
The film is "a comedy without clowns, a tragedy without villains," said South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, best known here for his dystopian film Snowpiercer. As in his previous films, he combines a thrilling story with sharp criticism of the enormous social inequality in his country. He does this to great effect, winning the Golden Palm at the most recent Cannes film festival with Parasite. The film also won four Oscars, including Best Film and Best Director.
Poverty prevails in the home of Kim Ki-taek, who lives in a cramped basement apartment with his wife, son and daughter, jobless and therefore penniless. They are resourceful though: posing as a college-educated English teacher, son Ki-woo is hired by the affluent Park family to tutor their daughter. Suddenly, the door to a better life has opened a crack, and the Kims cunningly insinuate themselves into the Park's household. But how long can they keep this up?
