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The Handmaiden

South Korea 2016, 145 min, Director Park Chan-wook
Korean with subtitles
Chosen by staff member: Kirsten

 

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1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

 

 

Screenings

December 1, 2025
6:30 pm