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The Handmaiden
Sign in to saveAlso known as Agassi, 아가씨, Handmaiden, Agasshi, Mademoiselle
2016 film directed by Park Chan-wook
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8.21930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, 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.
Cast
- Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko
- Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee
- Ha Jung-woo as Count Fujiwara
- Cho Jin-woong as Uncle Kouzuki
- Kim Hae-sook as Ms. Sasaki
- Moon So-ri as Hideko's Aunt
Themes
- jealousy
- based on novel or book
- library
- pickpocket
- eroticism
- con man
- swindler
- lesbian relationship
- mansion
- lust
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Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
199,145 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award69 wins & 104 nominations total
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Key facts
- Hangul
- 아가씨
- Rr
- Agassi
- Mr
- Agassi
- Directed by
- Park Chan-wook
- Written by
- Park Chan-wook Jeong Seo-kyeong
- Based on
- Fingersmith , by Sarah Waters
- Produced by
- Park Chan-wook Syd Lim
- Starring
- Kim Min-hee Kim Tae-ri Ha Jung-woo Cho Jin-woong
- Cinematography
- Chung Chung-hoon
- Edited by
- Kim Jae-bum Kim Sang-bum
- Music by
- Jo Yeong-wook
- Production companies
- Moho Film Yong Film
- Distributed by
- CJ Entertainment
- Release dates
- 14 May 2016 ( 2016-05-14 ) ( Cannes ) 1 June 2016 ( 2016-06-01 ) (South Korea)
- Running time
- 144 minutes (theatrical cut) , 168 minutes (extended cut)
- Country
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean Japanese
- Budget
- ₩10 billion (~ $8.8 million )
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Encyclopedic overview
The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. 'Lady') is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong. It is inspired by the 2002 novel Fingersmith by Welsh writer Sarah Waters, with the setting changed from Victorian era Britain to Korea under Japanese rule, where a Korean girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a countryside estate.
The Handmaiden was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in South Korea on 1 June 2016 to widespread critical acclaim for its directing, writing, twists, cinematography, musical score and cast performances, and grossed over US$38 million worldwide. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, the film won the category of Best Film Not in the English Language. The film has appeared on many lists of the greatest films of the 21st century, and since its release has been regarded as one of Park's finest works.
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