El bolero de Rubén vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 8/10 for El bolero de Rubén). El bolero de Rubén is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
El bolero de Rubén
The Handmaiden| El bolero de Rubén | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | Colombia | – |
| Director | Juan Carlos Mazo | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Aída Morales, Marlon Moreno, Majida Issa, Diego Cadavid, Juliana Velázquez | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
El bolero de Rubén
Far from being a film about life in the gangs of Medellín, El Bolero de Rubén is a tragedy set to the rhythm of boleros where Marta, after fifteen years of waiting for her boyfriend to get out of jail, is consumed by the walls of her half-finished house; at the same time, her dream of becoming a singer takes her through imaginary places that reflect her frustration, rage and fear. Based on the homonymous play.
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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