Bong Joon Ho’s MEMORIES OF MURDER Gets New 4K Criterion Collection Blu-ray in April
Mike Sprague
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The Criterion Collection will release Bong Joon Ho’s Memories of Murder on Blu-ray and also DVD in April. Newly restored in 4K (supervised by cinematographer Kim Hyung Ku and approved by Joon Ho), it’s inspired by Korea’s first serial murders.
Check out the special features and also the new cover art by Greg Ruth below.
Special features:
- Audio commentary by director/co-writer Bong Joon Ho
- Commentary by director Bong Joon Ho and actors Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, and also Park Noh-sik
- Audio commentary by critic Tony Rayns (new)
- Interview with director/co-writer Bong Joon Ho (new)
- Featurette with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (new)
- Featurette on the use of sound in Joon Ho’s work with scholar Jeff Smith (new)
- 2004 making-of documentary
- Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary by director Bong Joon Ho
- Incoherence – 1994 short film by Bong Joon Ho with a new director introduction
- Trailer
- Teaser trailer
- TV spot
- Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Ed Park
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Bong Joon Ho (The Host, Parasite) directs the film from a screenplay he also wrote along with Sung-bo Shim (Sea Fog), based on Kim Kwang-rim’s play. Song Kang-ho stars along with Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha, Park Hae-il, and Byun Hee-bong.
In 1986, Park (Song Kang-ho) and Cho (Kim Roi-ha) are two simple-minded detectives assigned to a double murder investigation in a South Korean province. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country’s first documented serial killer. Relying on only their basic skills and tools, Park and Jo attempt to piece together the clues and solve the case in this thriller based on true events.
The film sports a 94% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes. The Critics Consensus reads: Memories of Murder blends the familiar crime genre with social satire and comedy, capturing the all-too human desperation of its key characters.
The Criterion Collection will release Memories of Murder on Blu-ray on April 20th.
Will you snag a copy on Blu-ray?
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