The Handmaiden vs The Red Violin
The Handmaiden has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for The Red Violin). The Red Violin is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 25m. The Red Violin is the older of the two (1998 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Handmaiden
The Red Violin| The Handmaiden | The Red Violin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | Austria |
| Director | Park Chan-wook | François Girard |
| Main cast | Kim Tae-ri, Lee Dong-hwi, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Ha Jung-woo | Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Clotilde Mollet, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli |
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 Red Violin
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
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