Review of The Handmaiden (2016) by Benjamin Lee for The Guardian — 20 May 2016
Given the nudity on show, some are already quick to criticise Park’s direction as gratuitous and to claim that his male gaze is affecting the depiction of lesbian romance. But the impotency of the male characters helps to counter this while the sex scenes themselves, as lovingly shot as they might be, feel vital to the narrative.
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This review of The Handmaiden (2016) was written by Benjamin Lee and published by The Guardian on 20 May 2016.
The Handmaiden has generally received very positive reviews.
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