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Kim Ki-young - Be a Wicked Woman (1990)
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The Housemaid (1960) Directed by Kim Ki-Young
#Kim Ki-Young#Kim Ki Young#film#cinema#movie#movie stills#film frames#cinematography#movies#films#asian movie
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Kim Ki-young - Be a Wicked Woman (1990)
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Io Island, Kim Ki-young, 1977
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The Housemaid (1960, Dir. Kim Ki-Young, South Korea).
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A domestic horror or a gothic melodrama? Why not both! It's THE HOUSEMAID (1960, Kim), aka HANYEO, Korea's first horror movie!
Dealing with social commentary about Korea's changing class and addressing women's sexual desires, this is a one-of-a-kind movie.
Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 38:45; Discussion 55:06; Ranking 1:21:07
#podcast#horror#classic horror#the housemaid#hanyeo#korea#korean horror#kim ki-young#lee eun-shim#ju jeung-nyeo#kim jin-kyu#woman of fire#domestic horror#femme fatale#kim deok-jin#gothic melodrama#han sang-gi#south korea#history of korea#feminism#patriarchy#scream scene#the patriarchal meta-narrative#SoundCloud#han
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Recently Viewed: The Housemaid (1960)
The Criterion Channel’s synopsis describes The Housemaid as a “venomous melodrama,” and it certainly earns that label; director Kim Ki-young apparently doesn’t know the definition of the word “subtle.” His camera swoops and soars like a vengeful spirit, pushing in and dollying backwards with relentless, whiplash-inducing speed. His compositions are equally dynamic, fragmenting the image into claustrophobic sub-frames by observing the action through doorways, stair railings, and rain-drenched windowpanes. The music is likewise maximalist, characterized by eerie strings, mournful woodwinds, and a mercilessly abused piano.
The over-the-top visual style and sound design perfectly complement the sensationalistic story, which revolves around the gradual deterioration of an affluent teacher’s idyllic domestic life following a brief affair with the eponymous servant. While the movie’s social commentary isn’t terribly nuanced and its central conflict often comes off as rather misogynistic (the male protagonist, for example, lacks any agency whatsoever in his own downfall; his role in the narrative is akin to driftwood, passively buffeted by the dueling currents of his wife’s materialism and his mistress’ insatiable lust), the plot is nevertheless thoroughly engrossing—bolstered by an irreverent, absurdist tone that frequently borders on darkly humorous (tragedy and comedy are, after all, two sides of the same coin).
The Housemaid is a true cinephile’s delight. Its thematic density and moral ambiguity inspired an entire generation of South Korean filmmakers (its influence on Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook in particular is plainly evident in every shot, every cut, every twist)—and that alone makes it absolutely essential.
#The Housemaid#Kim Ki-young#Kim Ki Young#South Korean cinema#South Korean film#Criterion Channel#Criterion Collection#Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project#film#writing#movie review
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Goryeojang (Kim Ki-young), 1963
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Iodo (이어도) (Kim Ki-young 1978)
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Youn Yuh-jung "a representative work? Pick it without knowing you worked with a dirty director" nussre
Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com
#Academi#Special Actors#Youn Yuh-jung#Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performan#Fire Woman#Father#Busan International Film Festival#Human#Director#Kim Ki-young
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The Housemaid (1960) Directed by Kim Ki-Young
#Kim Ki-Young#Kim Ki Young#film#cinema#movie#movie stills#film frames#cinematography#movies#films#asian movie
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The Sea Knows on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/byEU
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Io Island, Kim Ki-young, 1977
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So I had this fic idea...
So suppose Hong Hae-in and Hon Cha-young know each other. Both successful and immaculately dressed queens with quirky personalities, besides, who can dislike our Cha-young. Maybe the Hongs used to take help from Cha-young, since she's a Hong too, when she was a lawyer at Wusang, before Hae-in married Hyun-woo.
And Hae-in told in the last ep that she'll bring a competent lawyer of her own... Now WE know that that lawyer was going to be 🤌Vincenzo Cassano🤌
But what if Hae-in wasn't talking about Vinny at all. What if she had meant Hong Cha-young instead. Because Wusang or not Hong Cha-young is still Hong Cha-young.
So NIS and Interpol lifted the arrest warrant on our Corn-Salad. And the first thing he did, obviously, is coming to meet his 💖byeonohsa-nim💖 and his ✨Geumga family✨
So Hae-in goes to Geumga plaza, to Jipuragi to employ their CEO as her legal representative.
Now, naturally, Vincenzo is also at Jipuragi. Because peak Chayenzo domesticity is them working on cases together.
Now Hong Cha-young has a lot on her plate, being the CEO of Jipuragi, but she still wants to help a friend in need. That's where Vinny comes into the picture.
He hears Hae-in's case and his first thought is that... He needs to teach her jerk of a husband a lesson on how a man should treat the woman he loves(he does know it best).
And he looks at Hong Cha-young and goes, "byeonohsa-nim, don't worry I'll handle it."
And Hong Cha-young looks smugly and proudly up at her man and nods her head, "ofcourse byeonohsa-nim. Go ahead."
Hae-in is sceptical of this lawyer she has never seen or even heard of before, even though he seems very charismatic. But Hong Cha-young assures her, "don't worry. He's got this. He's the best I know 😉"
#queen of tears#vincenzo#somebody please write this fic#i would....#...but life gets in the way 😞#vincenzo cassano#hong cha young#hong hae in#chacenzo#chayenzo#song joong ki#kim ji won
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Kim Ki-young - The Housemaid (1960)
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