The first in Kim Ki-young’s ‘Housemaid trilogy’ the original film, The Housemaid, was released in 1960 but was little known in the West until very recently. Ki-young’s The Housemaid is a stunning film that features a phenomenal performance by Eun-shim Lee as the titular housemaid. Despite bringing to mind films such as Leave Her to Heaven, Repulsion and Visitor Q, The Housemaid is a unique film and one filled with fascinating and complex characters.
This year Im Sang-soo has again brought the story to the big screen with a remake of The Housemaid. Changing many elements of the original story but keeping the basic structure the same Sang-soo has managed to make the film entirely his his own, for the worse though more than for the better.
The film begins with the hiring of Eun-yi (Jeon Do-yeon) as the housemaid for a wealthy family. Unlike Ki-young’s film though...
This year Im Sang-soo has again brought the story to the big screen with a remake of The Housemaid. Changing many elements of the original story but keeping the basic structure the same Sang-soo has managed to make the film entirely his his own, for the worse though more than for the better.
The film begins with the hiring of Eun-yi (Jeon Do-yeon) as the housemaid for a wealthy family. Unlike Ki-young’s film though...
- 11/23/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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