Cannes Film Festival 2010 again! But, this time we are here to write about erotic thriller.
The Housemaid, directed by Im Sang-Soo is actually a remake of Kim Ki-young’s 1960 film with the same title. The movie is In Competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival and will be included in the voting for the Palme d’Or.
As usual, we are here to give you some details about new projects, and who knows, maybe this one could turn out to be your favorite…
Here’s the Housemaid story: “Eun-yi is a newly hired housekeeper. She’s hired to be a nanny to three children, though two are still in the womb of the expectant mother. The house she’s hired to work in is lavish but cold, a clear indicator of the treatment she’s going to receive, though she’s gentle and kind.
Jeon Do-yeon, The Housemaid
Eun-yi glides through life with a smile and brightness to her, but the uber-rich family soon attempts all measures to pollute her spirit. All Eun-yi wants to do is give. All the family wants to do is take. It’s a combustible match. Eun-yi becomes embroiled in massive familial drama while attempting to care for the husband, the pregnant wife, and their polite but disconnected little child, Nami.
She’s young but clever, stalwart yet vulnerable. Eun-yi finds herself being both mentored and chided by the older and more established head maid, another tie-in to the world outside the wealthy but unsympathetic household.”
Ok, now you might ask – what’s so special about this story? Young woman goes to work as a maid in a wealthy household, has an affair with the family`s father, a young high-flying business tycoon, falls pregnant, so what?
But wait, as a result, we have a chance to see a series of events that turn the film into a thriller with flashes of black humor and eroticism.
And yes, the movie is a remake of the 1960`s film by Kim Ki-young, but Sangsoo said his film was different to the original.
“I could not do it again because things have changed a lot. It reflected Korea in the 1960`s. I wanted to reflect on the Korean and international society today.” He also explained that what interested him was whether society`s reactions to sex scandals have changed. “The woman becomes pregnant, but have people really changed?”
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Korean Movie “하녀 (The Housemaid. 2010)” Main Trailer
The story is written by Im Sang-Soo, Kim Gina and Kim Ki-young, with cast that includes Jeon Do-yeon as Eun-yi, Seo Woo as Hae-ra, Yoon Yeo-jeong as Byeong-sik, Ahn Seo-hyeon as Nami and Park Ji-young as mother-in-law.
They already describe it as “a contemporary response to an old classic that still feeds the nation’s appetite for melodrama”. So, if you’re interested in this kind of stories, check out The Housemaid.
The Housemaid Poster
