“Who directed Rififi? It was Jules Dassin, right? That was the first-place winner. Such a great movie.”
For the past half hour or so, Bong Joon Ho has been turning to his translator for help with his responses; when it comes to talking about his own work, the South Korean writer-director likes to issue considerate, deliberate answers to questions. and admittedly feels more comfortable doing that in his native tongue. When the subject of others’ movies comes up, however, he bypasses his go-between and answers, excitedly and quickly, in English.
For the past half hour or so, Bong Joon Ho has been turning to his translator for help with his responses; when it comes to talking about his own work, the South Korean writer-director likes to issue considerate, deliberate answers to questions. and admittedly feels more comfortable doing that in his native tongue. When the subject of others’ movies comes up, however, he bypasses his go-between and answers, excitedly and quickly, in English.
- 10/18/2019
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
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