'But I would say it's a healthy weight, not a negative one. I know that there are a lot of expectations of me as one of the faces of Korean film and I feel I have to live up to the expectations of my fans as well, but it's a positive thing.'
Song Kang-ho says he feels the weight of responsibility as one of the most recognisable faces of Korean cinema after the global success of Parasite.
Set during the authoritarian days of 1970s South Korea, Cobweb shows the director struggling to manage the chaos of angry producers, hysterical actors and over-bearing censors."Maybe I've never been on a film set quite like this," he said, laughing,"But I've certainly had some similar psychological panicSong was already a major star in South Korea long before Parasite won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2019 and Best Picture at the Oscars the following year.
But Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, who also cast him in cult favourite Snowpiercer and two other films, told the New York Times that he first met Song during that period in the 1990s and could immediately"tell he had the makings of a juggernaut".
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