The Best Movies of the Year - Parasite x Portrait

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019): On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

Director: Céline Sciamma

Writer: Céline Sciamma (screenplay)

Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami

PARASITE (2019): All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Director: Joon-ho Bong

Writers: Joon-ho Bong (screenplay) (as Bong Joon-ho), Jin Won Han (screenplay)

Stars: Kang-ho Song, Yeo-jeong Jo, So-dam Park