PARASITE | FOMO Secret Cinema Tbilisi

PARASITE (2019)

Bong Joon-ho | 2019 | South Korea | 2h12m | Presented in the original Korean with English subtitles

We’ve shown quite a bit of Bong Joon-ho at FOMO recently, including MOTHER and MEMORIES OF MURDER last month. Since then, several Film Club members and guests have asked the same question: when are you showing PARASITE?

So here we are.

PARASITE won Best Picture, but that makes it sound far more respectable than it actually is. Bong Joon-ho’s film begins as a very funny con movie, follows a struggling family gradually inserting themselves into the household of a wealthy couple, and then starts changing shape in ways that are best left unspoiled.

That ability to shift tone is one of the film’s great pleasures, while the architecture serves just as much importance as the plot. The wealthy Park family live in an immaculate modernist house high above the city, while the Kim family live in a cramped semi-basement below street level. Bong keeps moving his characters up and down stairs, hills and levels, turning physical space into a constant reminder of who has money, who does not, and how difficult it is to move between those worlds.

It's also much funnier than its reputation as a major awards winner might suggest. Before the film turns brutal, Bong gives us a long stretch of precise comic deception, family teamwork and increasingly elaborate improvisation.

PARASITE became the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, alongside Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature. But the awards are not why I'm showing it.

I'm showing it because you keep asking me to. 😄

10% OFF FOOD, PLUS GROUP DEALS

Dinner before a film at FOMO is now sorted! We’ve arranged special offers with our two favourite places to eat in Bazari Orbeliani, both right next door to FOMO on L2

• 10% off at La Focacceria

• 20% off at Potato Factory

• Potato Factory 2+1: buy two and get one free

• Potato Factory 3+2: buy three and get two free

Simply show your Fienta ticket when ordering. You’re welcome to eat in the Sherekilebi Bar at FOMO Secret Cinema or upstairs at FOMO Open-Air Cinema. Tell them where you’ll be sitting and they’ll bring your food to you.

FOOD AND DRINK POLICY: SHEREKILEBI Bar in FOMO Secret Cinema opens 1 hour before the first screening of the day and closes at 01:30, serving a wide selection of beer, wine, cocktails, and non-alcoholic refreshments including coffee and tea, as well as fresh hot popcorn! Outside food is allowed in the bar but not in the cinema. No alcohol or drinks from outside are allowed. All guests are invited to arrive early and stay late!

LOCATION: FOMO Secret Cinema, Bazari Orbeliani, Tbilisi. A five minute walk from Liberty Square metro.

HOW TO FIND FOMO: Enter Bazari Orbeliani via Atoneli St above Carrefour and take the stairs on your left to Level 1. Signage on the door. You can also check our Instagram story highlights for a video showing exactly how to find us: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTMzMTA2Mjk0MDI5MjM1

REFUND & CREDIT POLICY: If FOMO cancels a screening, all ticket holders will receive a full refund. If your plans change and you can no longer attend, we’ll issue you a credit for the value of your ticket, which can be used for any FOMO film screening within the following 30 days.

TICKETS are also available at SHEREKILIBER Bar on arrival unless sold out.

FOOD AND DRINK POLICY: SHEREKILEBI Bar in FOMO Secret Cinema opens 1 hour before the first screening of the day and closes at 01:30, serving a wide selection of beer, wine, cocktails, and non-alcoholic refreshments including coffee and tea, as well as fresh hot popcorn! Outside food is allowed in the bar but not in the cinema. No alcohol or drinks from outside are allowed. All guests are invited to arrive early and stay late!

LOCATION: FOMO Secret Cinema, Bazari Orbeliani, Tbilisi. A five minute walk from Liberty Square metro.

HOW TO FIND FOMO: Enter Bazari Orbeliani via Atoneli St above Carrefour and take the stairs on your left to Level 1. Signage on the door. You can also check our Instagram story highlights for a video showing exactly how to find us: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTMzMTA2Mjk0MDI5MjM1

REFUND & CREDIT POLICY: If FOMO cancels a screening, all ticket holders will receive a full refund. If your plans change and you can no longer attend, we’ll issue you a credit for the value of your ticket, which can be used for any FOMO film screening within the following 30 days.

TICKETS are also available at SHEREKILIBER Bar on arrival unless sold out.