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2016 · 145 min · R

The Handmaiden

Directed by Park Chan-wook · Thriller, Drama, Romance

The Handmaiden (2016) is a Thriller film, directed by Park Chan-wook set in South Korea during the 1930s. It runs 145 minutes and is rated R.

A con artist, with a tense and romantic tone. Themes of betrayal, freedom & oppression, and love & longing play out through non linear / fractured timeline and multiple perspectives.

Composer
Jo Yeong-wook
Cinematography
Chung Chung-hoon
Cast
Kim Min-heeKim Tae-riHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woongKim Hae-sookMoon So-riLee Yong-nyeoKwak Eun-jin

The world of this film

Setting

Where
South Korea
Setting
Rural
When
1930s

Premise & themes

Premise
Con Artist
Themes
BetrayalFreedom & OppressionLove & Longing
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineMultiple PerspectivesUnreliable Narrator
Tone
TenseRomanticSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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