The retrospective of director Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice, which captivated audiences with a development that alternates between tension and humor and the unique synergy of its actors, will be held at the American Cinematheque.
No Other Choice will be presented as part of director Park Chan-wook's retrospective at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque). Founded in 1984, the American Cinematheque is a long-established cinema that plans retrospectives and small film festivals while encompassing a wide range of works from classic films to films of diversity.
At this retrospective, in addition to No Other Choice, which is currently drawing enthusiastic responses from film fans around the world, Joint Security Area (JSA), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, and The Handmaiden will be screened, providing a special opportunity to experience Park Chan-wook's body of work.
In particular, Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun have confirmed they will attend the Q&A sessions held after No Other Choice and Joint Security Area (JSA), raising expectations for in-depth dialogue about the films.
This retrospective is expected to be a meaningful opportunity to encounter Park Chan-wook's lineage of works that elevated the status of Korean cinema through dense storytelling, original mise-en-scène and highly polished craftsmanship. The film No Other Choice, which has been captivating global audiences with its desperate survival drama, is also sailing toward 3 million viewers domestically amid unwaning audience enthusiasm.
Featuring trusted actors coming together, dramatic developments, beautiful mise-en-scène, solid direction and even black comedy, Park Chan-wook's new film No Other Choice depicts the story of Mansu (Lee Byung-hun), an office worker who felt his life was "complete," who is abruptly fired and, in order to protect his wife and two children, to hold on to the house he worked hard to acquire, and to prepare his own war toward reemployment. <
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