The Handmaiden (2016) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Handmaiden

Chan-wook Park, 2016

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Fingersmith
Sarah Waters, 2002

The Handmaiden is a movie directed by Chan-wook Park in 2016 and inspired by the book Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, first published in 2002. The movie features Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Moon So-ri, Kim Hae-sook, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

8.1

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Handmaiden (Chan-wook Park, 2016)

8

/ 10

Book Cover: Fingersmith (Sarah Waters, 2002)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Fingersmith, the 2002 book by Sarah Waters.

Fingersmith

Read by: Juanita McMahon

Storyline

This is a captivating and sensual story about two women: a Japanese Lady residing in an isolated estate and a Korean woman who is employed as her new handmaiden. Unbeknownst to the Lady, the handmaiden is conspiring with a swindler to deceive her of a considerable inheritance.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Handmaiden, the 2016 movie by Chan-wook Park

Year

2016

Minutes

145

Movie Rate

8.10

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Handmaiden

Original title: Ah-ga-ssi

Country: South Korea

Year: 2016

Length: 2h25m

*Provided by Amazon

Cover of Fingersmith, the 2002 book by Sarah Waters

Year

2002

Pages

592

Book Rate

8.02

S: Goodreads

Book

Fingersmith

Country: UK

First published in: 2002

Length: 592 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

TV Mini-Series poster
Fingersmith (2005)
TV Mini-Series by Aisling Walsh

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of The Handmaiden, the 2016 movie by Chan-wook Park

Movie

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6 VOTES

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once in this poll.

Cover of Fingersmith, the 2002 book by Sarah Waters

Book

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5 VOTES

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Handmaiden, the 2016 movie by Chan-wook Park

WATCH

Yes

0

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18% No

9 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Fingersmith, the 2002 book by Sarah Waters

READ

Yes

0

%

33% No

8 votes

4 votes

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