Illustration by Dominic Bugatto
Bong Joon Ho s 2020 Oscar winner has paved the way for more adventurous entries in the international feature category, long the home of solemn message movies and staid historical dramas.
Parasite has blown open the doors of the international feature category, long thought to be the purview of solemn message movies, to the experimental and the strange. If a movie that shifts in tone among thriller, horror and straight-out farce can win the international feature Oscar, then maybe other overseas films that are even more adventurous with genre have a shot this awards season.
There are a few daringly ambitious ones among this year s contenders, from the satire-slash-mysticism of Poland s