The Handmaiden
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The Handmaiden is a critically acclaimed 2016 South Korean psychological thriller and erotic drama film directed by Park Chan-wook, adapted from Sarah Waters’ novel "Fingersmith" and renowned for its intricate plot, lush visuals, and exploration of desire and deception.
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| The Handmaiden canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
South Korean film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
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Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ Cannes Film Festival Vulcan Award for the Technical Artist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fingersmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Sarah Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Chung Chung-hoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Park Chan-wook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CJ Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Kim Sang-bum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
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crime film ⓘ erotic drama ⓘ period drama ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cho Young-wuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | three-part structure ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explicit erotic content
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intricate plot ⓘ lush visuals ⓘ twist-filled narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Japanese
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Korean ⓘ |
| producer |
Park Chan-wook
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Sidney Kimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Moho Film
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Yong Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | 2016 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 144 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Chung Seo-kyung
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Park Chan-wook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| settingTime | Japanese-occupied Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Cho Jin-woong
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Ha Jung-woo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Min-hee NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Tae-ri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class and power
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deception ⓘ desire ⓘ female agency ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
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