The Handmaiden
- Tue, Feb 11
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Park Chan-wook Run Time: 145 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2016 Language: Korean
Starring: Cho Jin-woong, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri
In 1930s Korea, a swindler and a young woman pose as a Japanese count and a handmaiden to seduce a Japanese heiress and steal her fortune.
One part OLIVER TWIST, one part BOUND, THE HANDMAIDEN follows an orphaned young woman recruited by a con artist to swindle a rich heiress out of her inheritance. Chan-wook’s acclaimed adaptation transposes Waters’ story from Victorian-era Britain to Japanese-occupied Korea, bringing brilliant new life to a text already rich in commentary on gender, class, and sexuality. -KEVIN GREENSPAN
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Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.