Three...extremes

Director Takashi Miike, Park Chan Wook, Fruit Chan / 2004 / South Korea, Japan, China/Hong Kong

Three... Extremes is a chilling, top-shelf anthology, featuring three short 'horror' films directed by perennial MIFF faves Park Chan-wook, Miike Takashi and Fruit Chan.

"Park's Cut ranks as the director's best work to date. A famous director and his pianist wife are held hostage by a disgruntled extra in a rigged film set where the director must strangle a child or watch as his wife loses her fingers. The short's tableau mort recalls Saw but the slick camera moves and constant mood of moral judgment more explicitly brings to mind Se7en." - Slant

"In Miike's Box, the human psyche is also in a constant state of disrepair. A reclusive, guilt-ridden writer remembers the horrible death of her twin sister, whose presence begins to be felt in the real world. Recalls some of Polanski's greater moments, namely Rosemary's Baby.

The version of Dumplings included here sparked a feature. The cannibalistic and gastronomic frightener remains incredibly absorbing, the culminating horrors reflecting the growing gender imbalance in China.


D Park Chan-wook, Miike Takashi, Fruit Chan P Oh Jung-wan, Lee Eugen, Naoki Sato, Peter Ho-sun Chan S Park Chan-wook, Bun Saiko, Lilian Lee WS Fortissimo Films L Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean w/English subtitles TD 35mm/col/2004/125mins

Park Chan-wook was born in South Korea in 1963. His films include Joint Security Area (MIFF 01), Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (MIFF 03). Takashi Miike was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1960. His films include Audition (MIFF 00), One Missed Call (MIFF 04). Fruit Chan was born in Guangzhou, China, in 1959. His films include Hollywood Hong Kong (MIFF 05), Public Toilet (MIFF 05).

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