Decision to Leave

About this episode

The episode discusses the notable contrasts and overlaps between Chan Wook Park's films 'Thirst' and 'Decision to Leave'.

Back to back Chan Wook Park films on the Let's Scare My Girlfriend to Death timeline. To go from Thirst to Decision to Leave is notable in the way the films overlap and are at odds with one another. There are no monsters or vampires in this film. There are no sex scenes at least not in the same respect as Thirst. However, this film has twists, turns, longing for someone you can't or shouldn't be with, and murder. If you've ever wondered what a director at the height of his powers of composition and blocking looks like then this move is for you.

Topics covered

• Chan Wook Park
• film analysis
• murder
• longing
• twists and turns

Keywords

• Decision to Leave
• Thirst
• film composition
• blocking

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Decision to Leave, Let's Scare My Girlfriend to Death, Thirst

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