The Handmaiden (10th Anniversary Screening)
Never did they expect to get into a controversial relationship...
From Park Chan-wook, the celebrated director of NO OTHER CHOICE OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE, THIRST and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel ‘Fingersmith’ by British author Sarah Waters. Having transposed the story to 1930s-era colonial Korea and Japan, Park presents a gripping and sensual tale of a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but who is secretly involved in a conman’s plot to defraud her of her large inheritance. Powered by remarkable performances from Kim Min-hee (RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN) as Lady Hideko, Ha Jung-woo (THE CHASER) as the conman who calls himself the Count and sensational debut actress Kin Tae-ri as the maid Sookee, THE HANDMAIDEN borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with Park Chan-wook‘s singular vision and energy to create an unforgettable viewing experience. (Please note: This film screens in Korean with English subtitles.)
“Park’s Handmaiden is a great big chocolate box of a movie in which a rich and satisfying narrative is enlivened by some piquant erotica and the sharp tang of politics.” (The Globe & Mail)
“Commercial and arthouse audiences alike will either thrill to its stylized potboiler elements or swoon over the opiate influence of Park’s signature aesthetic beauty.” (Variety)
Doors 8:00 pm | Movie 8:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE
*Please arrive at least 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure time to locate seats seats, and purchase snacks at concession.
*All Park Theatre tickets are final sale. No refunds, transfers, or exchangess.
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
- Budget$8,575,000
- Revenue$38,600,000
- IMDB
