Opening at the ImaginAsian Theaters in New York and Los Angeles on
January 4 and 18 respectively, “A Bloody Aria” is a black comedy about
revenge, a theme that is obviously inspired by Park Chan-wook’s “Old
Boy” trilogy. While the desire for revenge in these films is obviously a
function of the major characters’ psychology, there is also a social
dimension as Won Shin-yun, the director and writer of “A Bloody Aria”
pointed out in the press notes:
"I had made numerous independent films, but I was still athirst to
resonate with a larger audience by crossing the barrier between
commercial and independent films. The unexpected break came one summer
day while hunting for a movie location. I met the characters who could
represent the modern history of Korea: an unending circle of lust for
power and violence. Their faces were dark, as if light had turned its
back on them and their eyes were sad, yet beast-like as they drank their
sorrow away on a deserted riverbank. Rank exists even among losers and
they were relishing their chain of power by abusing each other like
animals."
full: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/a-bloody-aria/
