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By William Bibbiani (788) for CraveOnline (813) on 07 Sep 2016

An appealing world which has been built upon the bowels of Hell, a spectacular drama with fierce performances and fiery sensuality…

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By Ben H (1,875) on 29 Aug 2016

Another masterpiece from Mr. Park... Is he planning for a trilogy…

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By House M (195) on 29 Aug 2016

Another masterpiece from Mr. Park... Is he planning for a trilogy…

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By Yonglim L (1) on 28 Aug 2016

Good actors, good acting, good mise-en-scène. Originally, Kim-minhee's acting was so plain…

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By Jun K (42) on 20 Aug 2016

Wow! Just wow! What a great material and brilliant adaptation by director Park Chan Woo. He doesnt disappoint…

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By Prach P (43) on 14 Aug 2016

I've just finished watching The Handmaiden…

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By Mark M (1,680) on 12 Aug 2016

A masterstroke of filmmaking from the mind behind The Vengeance Trilogy (2002-2005), Thirst (2009), and Stoker (2013), The Handmaiden is undeniably…

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By Eckart S (1) on 22 Jul 2016

Official selection (Palme d'Or) of 2016 Cannes Film Festival, directed by Oldboy provocateur Park Chan-wook, The Handmaiden is based on Sarah…

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By Zhixin L (7) on 14 Jul 2016

Great movie - beautifully filmed, subverts expectations at every turn, has just the right touch of sentiment and humour. Love it…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 05 Jun 2016

[CANNES 2016] Lush production designs and keen cinematography drink in dynamic performances (by Kim Min-Hee and Kim Tae-Ri) teeming with an…

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By Alison Willmore (681) for BuzzFeed News (197) on 25 May 2016

The Handmaiden is sexy and twisty and so compelling despite this, lodging itself in the points of view of two women who are constantly underestimated…

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By Catherine Bray (216) for Sight and Sound (827) on 22 May 2016

Practically every surface in the film screams fetish, and, as in his underrated Stoker, Chan-Wook locates eroticism in some unusual places…

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By Deborah Young (235) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 20 May 2016

Expectations are fully met in Park Chan-wook’s exquisitely filmed The Handmaiden (Agassi), an amusingly kinky erotic thriller and love story…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 20 May 2016

No matter its overarching ridiculousness, The Handmaiden remains a hugely enjoyable dose of grotesque escapism from a master of the form…

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By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 20 May 2016

An intensely pleasurable, lavishly shot dessert tray of utter hokum, The Handmaiden is a prime example of why we should be glad that there’s…

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By John Bleasdale (289) for CineVue (2,163) on 20 May 2016

The film reveals its twists and turns with a delicate hand and always manages to stay one step ahead of the audience, even as most of those…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 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…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Screen International (2,241) on 20 May 2016

The film manages the tricky feat of both staying true to Waters breathless, page-turning prose, and creating a wholly persuasive new milieu…

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By Maggie Lee (98) for Variety (12,700) on 20 May 2016

It’s sybaritic, cruel and luridly mesmerizing…

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By Giovanni Marchini Camia (57) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 20 May 2016

Those familiar with Park’s earlier work will know that he’s hardly the most subtle of filmmakers, and his approach to gender politics here…

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