Bong Joon Ho
Philosopher and Filmmaker
$44.96
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
22 January 2026
Summary
With the release of Parasite (2019), winner of the Palme d’Or and an Academy Award for Best Picture, the South Korean director Bong Joon Ho secured his place as one of his generation’s leading filmmakers. While scholars and critics have long appreciated his penetrating critique of Korean society and global capitalism, this book presents the first cohesive philosophical analysis of his first seven feature-length films. It argues that Bong’s cinema not only engages with philosophy, but…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350414662 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350414662 |
| Author: | Anthony Curtis Adler |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 22 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 138mm x 214mm |
| Series: | Philosophical Filmmakers |
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Critics Review
A brilliant analysis of the films of one of the most discussed and studied Korean filmmakers, written by a fine connoisseur of Korean culture and history. This book provides unique insights into the films of Bong Joon Ho. * Thorsen Botz-Bornstein, co-editor of Parasite: A Philosophical Exploration (2022) and Professor of Philosophy at the Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait *
Anthony Curtis Adler
Anthony Curtis Adler is a professor of German and Comparative Literature at Yonsei University’s Underwood International College, South Korea. His most recent books include Celebricities: Media Culture and the Phenomenology of Gadget Commodity Life (2016), and Politics and Truth in Hölderlin: ‘Hyperion’ and the Choreographic Project of Modernity (2021).
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