To open up our third season, Gaby and Andreina discuss the South Korean film The Handmaiden, directed by Park Chan-wook.

Acclaimed by critics, this movie is a work of extraordinary vision from beginning to end: cinematography, performances, costume and set design, in addition to an incredibly well-written script–every detail of this film shows the highest ambition and achievement.

We hope you enjoy our discussion and fall in love with this movie as much as we did.

Spoiler alert! While reviewing this film, we go through key scenes and may reveal the ending, so be warned of spoilers!
Sources and other links:

Film review by Jia Tolentino on The New Yorker:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-handmaiden-and-the-freedom-women-find-only-with-one-another

Short clip - Making of “The Handmaiden”:

https://youtu.be/pUQ5H_bF1Ck

Interview with Sarah Waters, author of the novel “Fingersmith”

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/08/sarah-waters-the-handmaiden-turns-pornography-into-a-spectacle-but-its-true-to-my-novel-