Parasite [Criterion Collection] ( Blu-ray ) 10/27/20

Bong Joon Ho’s brilliant, wickedly entertaining international smash hit, in a supplement packed edition

A zeitgeist-defining sensation that distilled a global reckoning over class inequality into a tour de force of pop-cinema subversion, Bong Joon Ho’s genre-scrambling black-comic thriller confirms his status as one of the world’s foremost filmmakers.

Two families in Seoul—one barely scraping by in a dank semibasement in a low-lying neighborhood, the other living in luxury in a modern architectural marvel overlooking the city—find themselves on a collision course that will lay bare the dark contradictions of capitalism with shocking ferocity.

A bravura showcase for its director’s meticulously constructed set pieces, bolstered by a brilliant ensemble cast and stunning production design, Parasite cemented the New Korean Cinema as a full-fledged international force when it swept almost every major prize from Cannes to the Academy Awards, where it made history as the first non-English-language film to win the Oscar for best picture.

CONDITION: NEW

MPAA rating : R R (Restricted)
Director : Bong Joon-ho
Media Format : Blu-ray, Subtitled
Release date : October 27, 2020
Actors : Kang-ho Song, Woo-sik Choi, So-dam Park, Hye-Jin Jang, Lee Sun-Kyun
Subtitles: : English
Studio : The Criterion Collection
Number of discs : 2