The Handmaiden Trailer: Park Chan- wook's Lesbian Thriller. Posted on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2. Angie Han. Following a brief foray into English- language filmmaking with Stoker, South Korean director Park Chan- wook returns to his home turf this fall with The Handmaiden. Well, kind of — his new thriller is actually an adaptation of the Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith, with the action moved from Victorian- era Britain to Japanese- occupied Korea. Kim Tae- ri plays a young woman who’s hired by a con man (Ha Jung- woo) to help him defraud a Japanese heiress (Kim Min- hee). But the plan goes sideways when the two women begin to fall in love with one another. The Handmaiden is just coming off of a warm debut at Cannes, and the first trailer suggests Park hasn’t lost any of his lavish style or pulse- pounding intensity. Watch The Handmaiden trailer after the jump. The new promo leaves me wondering, “What the hell did I just watch?” but not in a bad way. It’s light on plot and completely devoid of dialogue (perhaps to avoid scaring off American audiences who hate subtitles), but it’s full of sensual imagery and high- stakes intrigue. Above all, The Handmaiden looks sexy in a kinky way, like the movie Fifty Shades of Grey wishes it could be. If you adored the sumptuous style and twisted vibe of Stoker — or if you like Park’s work in general, which also includes Thirst, Oldboy, and J. S. A.: Joint Security Area — The Handmaiden should be worth a peek. The new thriller from the famous korean director of the cult OLD BOY! Director relocates British author’s novel set in Victorian era to 1930s Korea, and delivers a film that is much more than the lurid lesbian potboiler some critics. The lesbian thriller from Park Chan-wook has sold to 175 territories, beating out 'Snowpiercer' to become the most widely distributed Korean film in history. Directed by Volker Schl. With Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern. In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young. Amazon Studios will distribute the upcoming film by Park Chan-wook in the U.S. The Handmaiden by South Korean director Park Chan-wook was pre-sold to 116. The Handmaiden opens in select theaters starting October 1. From PARK Chan- wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE, THIRST and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel . Having transposed the story to 1. 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 KIM 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. Cool Posts From Around the Web.
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