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TIFF 2009 Day 7: Bong Joon-ho’s Mother

The best film I missed at Cannes, and that showed up at TIFF is Bong Joon-ho’s marvelous fourth feature – a blend of tones that makes for a nifty thriller lead by the uncharacteristically-drawn character of a mother willing to go beyond the lengths of what is expected when protecting her son. Mother is praise-worthy on so many levels – and will hands down be Korea’s nomination for Best Foreign picture. Here’s a pic of the brains behind the mom’s madness.

Eric Lavallée

Published on September 20, 2009

The best film I missed at Cannes, and that showed up at TIFF is Bong Joon-ho‘s marvelous fourth feature – a blend of tones that makes for a nifty thriller lead by the uncharacteristically-drawn character of a mother willing to go beyond the lengths of what is expected when protecting her son. Mother is praise-worthy on so many levels – and will hands down be Korea’s nomination for Best Foreign picture. Here’s a pic of the brains behind the mom’s madness.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).