The Handmaiden vs The Quiet American
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.5/10 for The Quiet American). The Quiet American is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 25m. The Quiet American is the older of the two (2002 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Handmaiden
The Quiet American| The Handmaiden | The Quiet American | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | Phillip Noyce |
| Main cast | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo | Brendan Fraser, Rade Šerbedžija, Michael Caine, Holmes Osborne, Ngo Quang Hai |
Synopsis
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…
The Quiet American
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
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