Down in the Valley vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Down in the Valley). Down in the Valley is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 25m. Down in the Valley is the older of the two (2005 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Down in the Valley
The Handmaiden| Down in the Valley | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David Jacobson | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Kat Dennings, Bruce Dern, Evan Rachel Wood, Hunter Parrish, David Morse | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Down in the Valley
On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.
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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