Lust, Caution vs The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.3/10 for Lust, Caution). The Handmaiden is the shorter watch at 2h 25m compared with 2h 38m. Lust, Caution is the older of the two (2007 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lust, Caution
The Handmaiden| Lust, Caution | The Handmaiden | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 38m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | China | – |
| Director | Ang Lee | Park Chan-wook |
| Main cast | Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tou Tsung-Hua, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo |
Synopsis
Lust, Caution
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.
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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