Dark Side of Genius vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.2/10 for Dark Side of Genius). Dark Side of Genius is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 25m. Dark Side of Genius is the older of the two (1994 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dark Side of Genius
The Handmaiden| Dark Side of Genius | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Phedon Papamichael | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Patrick Bauchau, Finola Hughes, Seymour Cassel, Glenn Shadix, Patrick Richwood | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Dark Side of Genius
Julian Jons is a talented but troubled young artist. He has just been released from an asylum, where he has spent the last seven years for the murder of Anna, his girlfriend/model. Attempting to start painting again, he is pursued by journalist Jennifer Cole, who is intrigued by this complex, brooding man. Against the backdrop of the modern art world, she begins to dig into the past, fully aware that it holds painful memories for Julian, and…
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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