The Housemaid
Dir: Kim Ki-Young
South Korea, 1960, 111 minmins, DCP
Cast: Kim Jin-kyu, Joo Jeung-nyeo, Lee Eun-sim
The first film in Kim’s “Women Series”. Dong-sik is a seemingly upright family man, but when he falls prey to the charms of the household’s new maid, he drags his family into a living nightmare. Considered one of the best Korean films ever made, Kim Ki-young’s masterpiece doesn’t hide the fact that it’s a cautionary tale against adultery, made apparent by its fourth-wall breaking final shot. But Kim transcends simplistic moral arguments with a psychological thriller that probes into human desire and class warfare in ways never seen in Korean cinema before.
7/9/2019 (SAT) : Seminar with Bryan Chang and Kiki Fung
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
Tai Kwun (Venue)
Chinese Subtitles
Post-screening talk / Q&A
Full House
Remarks
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