One of The Playlist’s Best Films of 2016, celebrated director Park Chan-Wook’s (“Oldboy,” “Lady Vengeance,” “Thirst”) ravishing crime drama “The Handmaiden,” is gorgeous and multilayered con man movie and erotic thriller. The film debuts on DVD and digital tomorrow, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and we want some of our lucky readers to snag a copy.
Based on the novel “Fingersmith” by British author Sarah Waters, this tale of deception and romance relocates Waters’ story from Victorian-era England to Japanese-occupied 1930s Korea where a Korean street thief (newcomer Kim Tae-ri) poses as a maid as part of a conman’s (The Chaser’s Ha Jung-woo) plot to defraud a wealthy Japanese heiress (Right Now, Wrong Then’s Kim Min-hee). Certified Fresh (93%) on Rotten Tomatoes, this visually stunning feast) was nominated for the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Vulcain Prize for its stunning production design by Ryu Seong-hie.
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“The Handmaiden” is available on DVD and digital on January 24th.