La servante

Original title: Hanyeo

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A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.

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7.2/10

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The Housemaid

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Trivia
This was the first and the last film Eun-shim Lee (Myung-sook) starred in. The public hated immoral Myung-sook so much that no director hired her after this film. [She may not have had a starring role, but she was hired for two films after this movie and also appeared in one movie previously.]

Goofs
(at around 1h 29 mins) The girl, Ae-soon, gets out of bed surprisingly quickly and effortlessly for a young woman needing crutches.

Quotes
Dong-sik Kim: What does the law state about a man who cheats on his wife?
Lyu: [laughs] Sometimes he can get a lighter sentence than for a traffic violation. Once his wife forgives him, he's acquitted. Just as you wouldn't tell your son you're a murderer of a thief, even between couples some things should be kept secret.

Connections
Featured in L'ivresse de l'argent (2012)

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Featured review

9/10

An outrageous and obscure gem

Suicides, attempted suicides, blackmail, murder, attempted murder, adultery, paranoia -- the goings-on in this bizarre and fascinating melodrama put even MANJI to shame.

No wonder one critic calls director Kim "Douglas Sirk on acid" -- while Western audiences may laugh at some of the overheated melodrama, this potboiler nonetheless is pretty wild for 1960, and manages to be both lurid and unforgettable. (It's also got one of the great death scenes *ever* -- see for yourself!)