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Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo, and based on the 1996 play Come to See Me by Kim Kwang-lim.
Memories of Murder (also known as Passing through Veils [2]) is a 1990 American action–crime television film starring Nancy Allen, directed by Robert Lewis [3] [4] and written by John Harrison. Memories of Murder is the first of many original films that would be produced for the Lifetime Television Network , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and, due to its ...
In the following years, Bong wrote and directed Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), and Snowpiercer (2013), films which received "universal acclaim" from critics. [ 2 ] After writing and producing 2014's Sea Fog , Bong co-wrote, directed, and produced the action-adventure film Okja , which earned a nomination for the ...
The release of the film Memories of Murder in 2003, which was partially inspired by the serial murders, sparked renewed interest in the case. [28] The murder of a female college student in Hwaseong in 2004 also sparked renewed interest and fears that a serial killer had returned. [29]
Bong Joon-ho, director of Memories of Murder (2003) and Parasite (2019); the latter won the Academy Award for Best Picture and is Neon's highest-grossing film at the box office with more than $200 million [1]
The film reached over 1 million admissions in just 5 days of its release (6–10 September) topping the Korean box office and grossing US$8.6 million. [1] As of 17 September, the film marked 2.06 million admissions grossing US$14.7 million nationwide, the first South Korean thriller film to reach 2 million ticket sales in 2017. [13] [14]
Best Film Won [33] Best Director Won Best Screenplay Won Hollywood Film Awards: 2019 Hollywood Filmmaker Award Won [34] Festival du Film Policier de Cognac: 2004 Memories of Murder: Grand Prix Won Fantasporto: 2007 The Host: Best Director Won Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: 2003 Memories of Murder: Best Film Won Best Director Won ...
[25] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [26] A.O. Scott of The New York Times wrote of the film: "Okja is a miracle of imagination and technique, and Okja insists, with abundant mischief and absolute sincerity, that she possesses a soul."