It’s raining. A group of soldiers jog by a small cluster of women huddling under a thin awning, each holding a baby. 1930s colonial Korea, currently under Japanese occupation, looks anything but pleasant. We meet Sook-hee, a seemingly innocent young girl who hands the baby she’s been holding to another set of arms, grabs her suitcase, and heads out into the storm towards a car waiting up the street. Our sympathies are immediately with her as it can only be assumed that her new role as a handmaiden to Lady Hideko, a wealthy Japanese woman, is one that takes Sook-hee away from her home and family. But as the rest of the movie will prove, none of the characters are as they seem.
A film told in three parts, each chapter revealing bits and pieces of the lives of both women, Park Chan-wook’s latest movie The Handmaiden is the story of three people trying to escape the oppressive system they were born into. Lady Hideko, beautifully acted by Kim Min-hee, has been given a confining life of security and isolation. Under the control of her aging uncle, Kouzuki, who she is also engaged to marry, Lady Hideko’s only job is to perform nightly readings from ancient Japanese books to a group of her uncle’s friends. Opposite her is Sook-hee, played fantastically by first-time actor Kim Tae-ri, who has the freedom to speak her mind but lacks the luxury she’s always wanted. Their connection is linked to The Count, a Korean man who has managed to fool the Japanese into believing he’s one of them, but The Count is looking for more than acceptance. It’s The Count who provides these women with an opportunity to escape. But as Sook-hee and Lady Hideko spend their days together, the two women find themselves overcome by unexpected emotions and unable to fulfill their original plans.
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