The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden was directed by Park Chan Wook, a director known for his strong personality. The success of the film is a perfect ending when he spent a lot of effort and time in the hope that this would be a lifetime work. In fact, the numbers say it all. On the first day of release, the film attracted 289,496 viewers to the theater, and The Handmaiden officially surpassed Inside Men to become the Korean age-restricted film that attracted the most viewers on its opening day. Not only that, the total revenue of the film also reached an incredible record of 28.2 million USD. This was truly a success beyond the expectations of the film crew.

Looking back at the process of bringing the film to the screen, it can be seen that it was a worthy achievement for the perseverance and enthusiasm of the film crew. With his own personality, director Park Chan Wook not only created the film, but he also helped the actors give their best performances. In particular, he has a keen eye for choosing actors who are always suitable and shine in the film. The Handmaiden, the entire cast has conquered the audience with their captivating performances. It can be said that the character Hideko is the most impressive role in the career of actress Kim Min Hee since Right Now, Wrong Then by director Hong Sang Soo. As for Kim Tae Ri, the 26-year-old girl graduated from journalism surprised everyone when she excellently transformed into the character Sook Hee despite not having much acting experience. Ha Jung Woo and Jo Jin Woong have never been so great. With Moon So Ri and Kim Hae Sook, they continue to show excellence.

The content of the film The Handmaiden is adapted from the novel Fingersmith by British writer Sarah Waters and is set in the Japanese and Korean colonial period in the 1930s. The plot of the film is divided into 3 separate parts with a tightly connected structure. The opening part is the story of orphan Nam Sook Hee (Kim Tae Ri), a pickpocket who is sent by a Korean con man posing as Japanese Count Fujiwara (Ha Jung Woo) to work as a maid for a wealthy heiress Hideko (Kim Min Hee), with the aim of seducing the lady into marriage. The second part, still the same story, but told from the perspective of the Japanese lady Hideko, reveals the true identities of the two women, along with the secrets of the sick man Kouzuki. The final part shifts the focus to Fujiwara, shocking the audience as a series of secrets are revealed.