{"product_id":"michelle-puetz-bong-joon-ho-directors-inspiration","title":"Michelle Puetz: Bong Joon Ho - Director's Inspiration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelMonico Books, 2025, Hardcover, 192 pages, 21.5 x 26 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his earliest short films through his international breakthrough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Host\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Oscar-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eParasite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the films of Bong Joon Ho defy simple categorization. Whether set in 1980s Korea or an imagined future time and space, they address issues that are transnational and universal: class disparity, social injustice, the environmental crisis and political and moral corruption. Bong embeds social critique into deeply humorous, unexpected and thought-provoking stories, and his protagonists are everyday people―often unlikely heroes―who confront the absurdities of modern life. With unprecedented access to the filmmaker's archive and personal collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBong Joon Ho: Director's Inspiration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features storyboards, notebooks, concept art, models, props, behind-the-scenes photography and more. The book includes a new interview with Bong by film scholar Nam Lee, essays by exhibition curator Michelle Puetz and film critic Amy Taubin, and personal reflections by friends and colleagues that give insight into the Academy Award-winning director's inspirations and creative process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBong Joon Ho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (born 1969) is an Oscar-winning director and writer whose films include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMemories of Murder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Host\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSnowpiercer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOkja\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMickey 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His 2019 film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eParasite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the first South Korean film to win the Palme D'Or at Cannes and the first non-English film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58297773359488,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/61yagG_BxnL._SL1000.jpg?v=1781875998","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/michelle-puetz-bong-joon-ho-directors-inspiration","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}