Foreign Land vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.2/10 for Foreign Land). Foreign Land is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 25m. Foreign Land is the older of the two (1996 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Foreign Land
The Handmaiden| Foreign Land | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | Brazil | – |
| Director | Daniela Thomas, Walter Salles | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Tchéky Karyo, Luís Melo, Fernanda Torres, Fernando Alves Pinto, Carlos Santos | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Foreign Land
During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.
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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