A Bigger Splash vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.2/10 for A Bigger Splash). A Bigger Splash is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 25m. A Bigger Splash is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Bigger Splash
The Handmaiden| A Bigger Splash | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Luca Guadagnino | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Aurore Clément, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
A Bigger Splash
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.
The Handmaiden
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed…
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