Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' voted 'best film of 21st century' by NYT readers

Movie poster for Parasite Courtesy of CJ EM Movies — A promotional poster for director Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite." Courtesy of CJ E&M

SEOUL, July 4 (AJP) - Director Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning film "Parasite" has been voted the "best movie of the 21st century" by the readers of the New York Times.

According to the daily, a survey of over 200,000 readers choosing the top 100 films named Bong's 2019 film as their top pick, followed by David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" (2001) and the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men" (2007).

Another film by Bong, "Memories of Murder" (2003), also made the top 100, placing 49th. Compatriot Park Chan-wook's films "Oldboy" (2003) and "The Handmaiden" (2016) were also included, ranking 40th and 67th.

Earlier, "Parasite" also took the top spot in a similar survey last month by the daily, in which more than 500 filmmakers, actors, and film critics voted for the 10 best movies released since January 2000.

Im Yoon-seo lyseo0330@ajupress.com