Vampires, cyborgs, and wild unemployed people – The films of Park Chan-wook

Even Springer’s daily newspaper Die Welt has figured it out: anyone interested in the future of cinema should look to South Korea. The label “Made in Korea” stands for “stylish stories and an unprecedented mix of genres, such as grotesque comedy and bloody social thrillers.”

These words could also be used to describe the work of Park Chan-wook, arguably South Korea’s hottest director. His new tragicomedy NO OTHER CHOICE is currently showing at the b-ware! Ladenkino. Story: An unemployed man kills all his competitors while looking for a job. Capitalism and competition taken to their logical conclusion.

But b-ware! Ladenkino and Filmkunstvideothek offer you more than just NO OTHER CHOICE; they also offer you the opportunity to delve deeper into the master’s works. In other words, we offer you the highlights of his oeuvre in the form of rental DVDs.

Take, for example, the vampire film THIRST (2009): a priest volunteers for a medical experiment. But a faulty blood transfusion transforms the selfless man into a bloodthirsty vampire.

Or the transhumanist sci-fi comedy: I AM A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OKAY (2006) A girl declares herself a cyborg and demands a power supply instead of food in order to recharge her batteries.

Or THE WOMAN IN THE FOG (2022), an homage to the film noir of the 1940s. This dark crime thriller earned Park Chan-wook the Best Director Award at Cannes.

To help you find Park Chan-wook’s works easily, we have set up a special shelf dedicated to the filmmaker’s films. If you have any further questions, our staff will be happy to help.