![]() ![]() The Count plans to seduce Hideko, marry her, steal her fortune, and commit her to an insane asylum. In the first part, a Korean conman who has reshaped himself into the counterfeit Japanese Count Fujiwara ( Ha Jung-woo ) enlists pickpocket Sookee’s ( Kim Tae-ri ) help in pulling a long con on a Japanese heiress named Lady Hideko ( Kim Min-hee ). Related article: Oscar Buzz: ‘Minari’ is an Incredible Portrait of the Korean-American Experience ‘The Handmaiden’ (2016) – Summary Related article: How Steven Yeun is Creating a More Authentic, Representation of Asian Americans in Hollywood We’ll examine how the shifts in perspective enrich our understanding of the characters while masterfully directing, and misdirecting, the audience. Told in three parts, each section of the film portrays a vital shift in perspective, changing how the audience understands the characters, their motivations, and the story as a whole. Īdapted from Welsh novelist Sarah Waters’s Victorian crime-romance Fingersmith, ‘The Handmaiden’ reimagines the story in Korea under Japanese colonial rule. With decadent costumes and sets, phenomenal acting, and a plot as twisting as the mazelike estate where it takes place, there is much to admire in the filmmaking of director and co-scriptwriter Park. Part long con, part high society, part erotica, part psychological thriller, Park Chan-wook’s critically acclaimed film is a masterwork of storytelling. ![]() ‘ The Handmaiden ’ (2016) is a film that seems to defy categorization. Warning: this article contains spoilers for ‘The Handmaiden’. ![]()
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