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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee an... (Full plot summary below)
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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 elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.
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| EmpireAndrew LowryThe Handmaiden is at once a superlative thriller and a deeply erotic character study, but it’s the intelligence, mordant wit and depth of characterisation that are the real turn-ons. |
| Sight and SoundJonathan RomneyIn this hyper-intricate construction of false leads and surprise reversals, the ultimate dupe - and a very willing one - is the viewer. |
| Sky MoviesRob DanielA sprawling, elaborate and labyrinthine tale of intrigue and deception, told as a battle of wills between the sexes, this is a glorious journey through the darker recesses of human desire. |
| London Evening StandardMatthew NormanThe urge for a second viewing struck me midway through the first. |
| Daily Express (UK)Nicholas BarberThe Handmaiden is stylish, funny and daring enough to keep you gripped to the end. |
| ScreenCrushBritt HayesPerhaps the most surprising turn in The Handmaiden is that Park has knowingly subverted his own iconography by delivering one of the most beautifully romantic films of the year. |
| Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonThoroughly entertaining, startling and highly erotic film. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzIt is voluptuously beautiful, frankly sexual, occasionally perverse and horrifically violent. |
| Consequence of SoundDominick Suzanne-MayerThe Handmaiden is film at its most exhilarating by a director at the height of his powers, and it’s the kind of singular rarity that must be savored when it comes around. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrElegantly depraved and immaculately degenerate, Park Chan Wook’s The Handmaiden is an astonishment. The filmmaking is masterful, very near to Hitchcock in its sly, controlled teasing of the audience. |
