In the Projection Booth: Park Chan-wook and The Handmaiden
HomeIn the Projection Booth: Park Chan-wook and The Handmaiden
Posted April 14, 2017 03:40 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Curzon Artificial Eye have sent us a segment from an exclusive interview with acclaimed director Park Chan-wook in which he discusses his later film, The Handmaiden.
The film had its countrywide premiere today.
Please note that the lengthy interview contains spoilers.
Curzon Artificial Eye have already announced that they will release The Handmaiden on Blu-ray later in the summer. The film will be available in three different skews:
Special Edition Blu-ray. This version will include the Theatrical and Extended Cuts of the film.
Theatrical Cut Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut DVD
Synopsis: From the visionary director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy and Stoker) comes The Handmaiden, a sumptuous and exhilarating period thriller inspired by Sarah Waters' best-selling novel 'Fingersmith'.
Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, a young handmaiden named Sookee (Kim Tae-ri) is hired by Hideko (Kim Min-hee), a reclusive heiress who lives in a sprawling mansion under the watchful eye of her domineering Uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jin-woong). But Sookee harbours a secret: she has been recruited by Fujiwara (Ha Jung-woo), a scheming con artist posing as a Japanese Count, to trick Hideko into entrusting him with her fortune. However, when Sookee and Hideko begin to develop unexpected emotions for each other, they start putting together a plan of their own.
With breathtaking visuals, grandiose set design and frenzied humour, The Handmaiden is one of the year's most anticipated films - an opulent and labyrinthine tale of deception, romance and triple-crossing that marks a career high for one of modern cinema's most thrilling auteurs.
Please note that the lengthy interview contains spoilers.
Curzon Artificial Eye have already announced that they will release The Handmaiden on Blu-ray later in the summer. The film will be available in three different skews:
Special Edition Blu-ray. This version will include the Theatrical and Extended Cuts of the film.
Theatrical Cut Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut DVD
Synopsis: From the visionary director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy and Stoker) comes The Handmaiden, a sumptuous and exhilarating period thriller inspired by Sarah Waters' best-selling novel 'Fingersmith'.
Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, a young handmaiden named Sookee (Kim Tae-ri) is hired by Hideko (Kim Min-hee), a reclusive heiress who lives in a sprawling mansion under the watchful eye of her domineering Uncle Kouzuki (Cho Jin-woong). But Sookee harbours a secret: she has been recruited by Fujiwara (Ha Jung-woo), a scheming con artist posing as a Japanese Count, to trick Hideko into entrusting him with her fortune. However, when Sookee and Hideko begin to develop unexpected emotions for each other, they start putting together a plan of their own.
With breathtaking visuals, grandiose set design and frenzied humour, The Handmaiden is one of the year's most anticipated films - an opulent and labyrinthine tale of deception, romance and triple-crossing that marks a career high for one of modern cinema's most thrilling auteurs.
