Thirst

I must apologize for returning to single word titles, but there does seem to be a lot of them around these day. At any rate, Thirst
is the latest from Korean maestro Park Chan-wook. If you haven't seen his Vengeance series (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Old Boy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) you really should. Park is a director with a very unique style that can best be described as courageous. His stylish dexterity with the camera is only matched by an unwavering desire for you to feel every emotion of the characters. It's because of this that he has become one the most internationally praised contemporary Korean directors.

Just check out the impressive trailer.

Park has turned a priest, the symbol of chaste morals & restrained behavior, and turned him into a vampire, a creature that must sustain itself through satisfying its desires; it's a thematic mine field I think he'll gleefully prance through for the gritty emotional fruit that could bear. Unflinching in its presentation and crafted with skill, this is definitely high on my list of films to see. It just got selected to compete at Cannes, so the heat on this film should start building.