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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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
Year
2016
Minutes
145
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Handmaiden
Original title: Ah-ga-ssi
Director: Chan-wook Park
Country: South Korea
Year: 2016
Length: 2h25m
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Year
2002
Pages
592
Book Rate
8.02
S: Goodreads
Book
Fingersmith
Author: Sarah Waters
Country: UK
First published in: 2002
Length: 592 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Aisling Walsh
User polls & recommendations
“I’ve adapted all three of my novels and it’s been difficult. You can’t objectively make the rational decisions that are needed.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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