Just the Two of Us vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7/10 for Just the Two of Us). Just the Two of Us is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 25m. The Handmaiden is the older of the two (2016 against 2023). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Just the Two of Us
The Handmaiden| Just the Two of Us | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Valérie Donzelli | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Virginie Ledoyen, Dominique Reymond, Virginie Efira, Nathalie Richard, Marie Rivière | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Just the Two of Us
When Blanche meets Grégoire, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Together, they relocate. For Blanche, far from her family, from her twin sister, Rose, a new life begins. But little by little, she finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man.
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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