Film Listology: #71 - Parasite
About this episode
The episode explores the film Parasite, its themes of class conflict, and its unique genre blending.
Send us Fan Mail As our "Film Listology" season counts down the Top 100 films in the Listology Super Index, we rediscover a surprise import of international acclaim: Parasite, from Academy Award-winning writer-director Bong Joon Ho, in 2019. Parasite tells the story of families dueling for class status amidst the backdrop of modern Seoul, South Korea. Parasite presents itself as a family black dramedy, a social satire, and even a heist-horror. In essence, Joon Ho's work functio...
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Host: Garret Castleberry
Topics covered
- film analysis
- class struggle
- social satire
- international cinema
- black comedy
- heist
Keywords
- Parasite
- Bong Joon Ho
- class status
- South Korea
- film review
- black dramedy
- social satire
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Books & works: Parasite
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