The Handmaiden: Special Edition Blu-ray Detailed
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Posted July 3, 2017 05:02 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Curzon Artificial Eye have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Special Edition of director Park Chan-wook's film The Handmaiden. The release will be available for purchase on August 7.
*The Special Edition will be a two-disc set and will contain the Theatrical and Extended Cuts of the film. Also on the same date, the distributors will release a standard edition containing only the Theatrical Cut of the film.
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.
Special Edition Supplemental Features and Specs:
DISC ONE
*The Special Edition will be a two-disc set and will contain the Theatrical and Extended Cuts of the film. Also on the same date, the distributors will release a standard edition containing only the Theatrical Cut of the film.
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.
Special Edition Supplemental Features and Specs:
DISC ONE
- Theatrical Cut - approximately 145 minutes
- Interview with Director Park Chan-wook
- Original Trailer
- Extended Cut - approximately 168 minutes
- Making of The Handmaiden - Featurette
- Cannes Premiere
- Cast Interviews
