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Film Review: Surprising Fun in Revenge Tale of ‘The Handmaiden’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 1, 2016 - 6:10am

CHICAGO – Although “The Handmaiden” is based in deceit, fetishes, thievery and subservience, director Park Chan-Wook (“Stoker”) keeps it light by the addition of some subversive humor, and weaves a mystery with a pitch that is like the “The Sting” meets “In the Realm of the Senses.”

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Film Review: Surprising Fun in Revenge Tale of ‘The Handmaiden’

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