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Aug 12, 2009 · Now comes “Thirst,” a blood-drenched vampire film about, unexpectedly, a Roman Catholic priest. The priest is a deeply good man, which is crucial to the story: He dies in the first place because he volunteered as a subject for a deadly medical experiment.
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
- Choi Hee-Jin
- Chan-Wook Park, Park Chan-Wook
South Korea’s Thirst is an excellent movie about a good man trying his best not to become a monster but instead creating an even worse one. Both Kang ho-song and Ok-bin Kim are simply marvelous as two damaged individuals falling in love and then destroying everything around them.
Watched "Thirst" (2009) and loved it. Main character is apparently based on Isabelle Adjani in "Possession" (1981). Two amazing and scary performances.
I watched Thirst last weekend and really liked it! I think it is a very good blend of all the ingredients that make Park Chan-Wook such an interesting filmmaker. And maybe I am completely wrong, but I think that the rape scene is not actually a rape.
Even though the subplot of psychological tension created by the sudden appearance of a dead spouse is amusingly effective, the subplot is under-utilized and feels redundant in retrospect. Thirst is a rollicking vampire-serial-killer-noir romantic thriller guarded by moral and religious beliefs.
May 11, 2009 · Although the focus of its narrative movement is not always clear, in its best moments, Thirst offers something of the poetic force of cinema’s timeless masterpieces.
