The Handmaiden
+acting
+cinematography
+writing
+direction
+music
+pacing
+editing
Summary
A korean film praised for its acting and cinematography. The Handmaiden is a film that unfolds with a classic film stylist (in particular I felt like Chanwook Park was in a kind of Brian De Palma mode as far as making an erotic dramatic-thriller with a camera that luxuriates in long shots, elaborate camera movements, and cinematic grammar that emphasizes operatic intentions, though it's maybe not the first time he's done this anyway), and is LOADED with story.
