Heaven vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Heaven). Heaven is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 25m. Heaven is the older of the two (2002 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Heaven
The Handmaiden| Heaven | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tom Tykwer | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Mattia Sbragia, Remo Girone, Vincent Riotta | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Heaven
Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to…
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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