Decision to Leave discussion

After a couple of sleepy picks lately you'll be happy to know that I've picked a movie with some action this week!

'Decision to Leave is a 2022 South Korean neo-noir romantic mystery film directed, co-written and produced by Park Chan-wook. The film follows married detective Jang Hae-jun, whose investigation of a man's death leads him to the man's widow, Chinese immigrant Song Seo-rae. Hae-jun's investigation of Seo-rae as a suspect gradually leads him to develop feelings towards her.'

Decision to Leave is available to stream on Mubi. Don't worry if you don't have a subscription, as a week's free trial is available. To clarify this Zoom call will just be a discussion, we will not be watching the movie together.

The trailer is well crafted to create intrigue but not overly reveal the plot, a rarity these days:

https://youtu.be/9aMHyTqvIvU?si=9s3TuRrdEuEMT1So

Here's what some reviews have to say:

'Park manages to invoke the styles of Wong Kar-wai and Alfred Hitchcock in the same breath. A mix of film noir and sensual love story, a tale of revenge and violence neatly tied together with love.'

'Decision to Leave has the South Korean director at his most restrained narrative-wise, yet that doesn’t affect the prowess of his directorial abilities nor the thematic expansiveness of the story at hand.'

'Decision to Leave has Park Chan-wook’s signature brutality and sexpionage, but they’ve been placed in the background, focusing instead on the tender romanticism that is as explosive as the violence.'

I haven't watched a Park Chan-wook movie since Stoker so I'm looking forward to it, and to hearing your thoughts!

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