One Night Only -- Memories of Murder and Barking Dogs Never Bite

The San Francisco Film Society presents an evening with Korea’s critically acclaimed filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, 2006) featuring screenings of Memories of Murder and Barking Dogs Never Bite at Landmark’s Clay Theatre on Monday, March 5, 2007.

6:30 pm Memories of Murder -- A police investigation into a series of brutal murders in the 1980s becomes a powerful portrait of a repressive society. Based on Korea’s first serial killer case, this elegiac film offers a commanding sense of story and a tone balanced neatly between grim humor and tragic helplessness. (2003, 127 min)

Director Bong will engage with the audience following the screening of Memories, and introduce Barking Dogs.

9:45 pm Barking Dogs Never Bite -- Bong’s feature debut is a drily amusing, character-driven comedy about a lazy college lecturer driven to distraction by a constantly yipping dog. When he takes action against the annoying canine, a variety of friends and associates offer their own thoughts on the matter. (2000, 106 min)

Tickets are on sale for both members and non-members at 
www.sffs.org

Separate admission for each film,
$9 – SFFS members

$10 - student/senior

$11 – general

Bong’s latest film The Host sold out at the inaugural San Francisco International Animation Showcase last October, was the surprise hit of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and is now the all-time box office champion in Korea. The Host is being distributed in the United States by Magnolia Pictures and is slated to open at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema on March 9.

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