033: Bong Joon Ho's The Host

Arthouse Garage: A Movie Podcast

English - September 14, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 99 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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“When a parent’s heart breaks, the sound travels for miles.”

The podcast turns toward South Korea as we examine the work of Bong Joon Ho. In today’s episode, we look at his 2006 blockbuster The Host. This action-packed film was the highest grossing of all time in South Korea when it came out, and it’s a real crowd-pleaser with its family drama and humor right alongside horror and political commentary.

Read the full episode transcript here

SEASON 5 LINEUP

Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Cemetery of Splendor

Bong Joon-ho
The Host
Snowpiercer

Hirokazu Kore-eda
Shoplifters
The Truth

LINKS

What Omaya’s been watching:

Advocate (2019) (‘לאה צמל, עורכת דין’), Directed by Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche Advocate on PBS’s POV

What Andrew's been watching:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Directed by Stanley Kubrick Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Babette’s Feast (1987) (‘Babettes gæstebud’), Directed by Gabriel Axel Silence (2016), Directed by Martin Scorsese

Previous podcast episode about Parasite: 014: Parasite (2019) discussion w/ Donavon Thompson | Arthouse Garage

Gene Hackman film we mention: Uncommon Valor (1983) - IMDb