The historic "Tidalholm Mansion", the gigantic white antebellum house in Beaufort, South Carolina in the USA, the homely setting centerpiece to the movie, and arguably also virtually also a character in itself in the picture, went up for sale in 2013, this being the 30th Anniversary Year since The Big Chill (1983) was released. The Italianate-style manse house was built in 1853 on the banks of the Beaufort River and is situated on a 1.5 acre block of land, the house itself measuring .38 acres (or 7381 square feet). The manor includes a two-bedroom guest cottage and has a private dock and jetty with access to the Intracoastal Waterway, positioned to take full advantage of the nearby cooling body of water. The dwelling is three stories high with and has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The home was constructed by 19th Century magnate Edgar Fripp as a refuge from the summer heat of his cotton plantation. It was used by Union troops as a hospital during the Civil War. The Fripp family later reacquired the property in a roundabout fashion. It had been sold at auction to a person who donated it back to the family. It was as a guest house for a short time from the 1930s to the 1970s when it "entertained many artists, authors and statesmen" according to the broker-babble.
Parasite - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Two major New York Times film critics were so profoundly impressed with the actresses' performances in Parasite (2019) that in their December 2019 article asserting who the 2020 Oscar nominees "Should Be," one of them, Manohla Dargis opined for "Best Supporting Actress," 4 of the 5 nominees should be ALL four female performers from "Parasite." The other critic, A.O. Scott thought 3 of the "Parasite" actresses should be so nominated (excluding Hye-jin Jang).
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Jeong-eun Lee, who plays the housekeeper, had collaborated twice with Bong Joon Ho before this film. She played a supporting role in Mother (2009) and also voiced the titular pig in Okja (2017).
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This is the fourth film on which director Bong Joon Ho and actor Kang-ho Song collaborated.
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In a 2019 interview with Vulture, filmmaker Bong Joon-ho explained the very ending of the movie and debunked the notion that Ki-woo actually might ever be able to become rich enough to buy the house and allow his father to emerge from its underground bunker: "Maybe if the movie ended where they hug and fades out, the audience can imagine, 'Oh, it's [possible] to buy that house,' but the camera goes down to that half-basement. It's quite cruel and sad, but I thought it was being real and honest with the audience. You know and I know - we all know that this kid isn't going to be able to buy that house. I just felt that frankness was right for the film, even though it's sad."
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Shot in 77 days.
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Director Bong Joon Ho's win of four Academy Awards in one ceremony ties him with Walt Disney, who also won four Oscars in one ceremony in 1954. However, since Disney won those awards for four separate movies, Bong still holds the record for most Oscar wins by a single person for a single film.
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In an interview with Korean magazine Cine21, Director Bong Joon Ho spoke of his experience in filming in a hyper-rich Korean home. He said his hand literally shook from anxiety when he was returning a trash can that was used as a prop: the trash can was of high-tech variety that stayed silent even when the lid was being closed and cost as much as US $2,500.
Parasite - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Parasite - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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