The Handmaiden
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π°π· South Korea Β· 2016 Β· Movie
ThrillerRomanceDramaSapphic
In 1930s Korea under Japanese occupation, a con man hires a pickpocket to pose as a handmaiden to a wealthy heiress, planning to seduce and defraud her. But as the handmaiden and the heiress grow closer, loyalties shift and the elaborate scheme spirals into unexpected territory.
Why watch it
A Cannes competition entry and BAFTA winner for Best Film Not in the English Language. Park Chan-wook relocates Sarah Waters' Fingersmith to 1930s colonial Korea, and the way each shift in perspective rewrites the story is masterful. The gold standard of lesbian cinema.
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Director: Park Chan-wook
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