Barking Dogs Never Bite

Flandersui gae

South Korea

2000

106 Min

Color

1.85:1

Korean

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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SCR Song Ji-ho, Derek Son Tae-woong, Bong Joon-ho

DP Jo Yeong-gyu, Cho Yong-kyou

CAST Lee Sung-jae, Byeon Hie-bong, Kim Ho-jung, Bae Du-na, Kim Roe-ha, Seong Jeong-seon

PROD DES Lee Hang

MUSIC Jo Sung-woo

San Sebastián (Competition), London (World Cinema), Rotterdam (Main Programme), Melbourne (Regional Focus), Melbourne (Retrospective)

Synopsis

The debut that marked the arrival of a modern master, Barking Dogs Never Bite is critically acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho’s (The Host) snappy black comedy about a downtrodden young man who’s being assailed by both man and beast. His pregnant wife treats him like dirt, and his dreams of becoming a professor have just been squashed by a crooked dean. To top it all off, one of the pesky dogs in his apartment building won`t stop its incessant barking! Something`s got to give, so he decides to get rid of the furry nuisance once and for all — or so he thinks. –Mongrel Media

Director

Bong Joon-ho

BONG Joon-ho studied Sociology at the Yonsei University and graduated from the Korean Film Academy. By 1995 he made three short films Memories in My Frame, White Man and Incoherence. He wrote and directed his first feature, Barking Dogs Never Bite, which won a Fipresci Award at the Hong Kong Film Festival in 2001. His second feature Memories of Murder won the Silver Shell award for the best director in San Sebastian Film Festival in 2003. In 2006 his third feature film, The Host, was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. —london.korean-culture.org

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Christopher Taylor

18Apr12

An incredibly solid debut feature dealing with character driven story shows great attention to detail and customary dark South Korean comedy. It holds attention expertly and leaves enough mystery and ambiguity to keep things interesting.

Kaloy

9Apr12

Often times we are grounded by things outside our control. And much to our dismay, it leaves us disappointed and weak. One can only hold on to their integrity as they try their best to bring themselves back. Bong joon-ho’s debut film, Barking Dogs Never Bite is a black comedy that as much as it gives humor, could also leave a somber feeling of defeat and disappointment.