I went to see "The Housemaid" at the Global Tourism Center in Myeong dong. A lot of foreigners and a few Koreans came to watch the movie. It was being shown by the Seoul Film Society. The movie was in black and white with English subtitles.
This movie is tied for number one on the top 101 Korean movies.
The director's son was in attendance at the screening to introduce the movie.
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Year: 1960
Main Characters:
Kim Jin-kyu
Lee Eun-shim
Ju Jeung-ryu
Um Aing-ran
Ahn Sung-ki
Kang Seok-je
Ko Seon-ae
Na Jeong-ok
Plot:
A music teacher moves into a new house with is wife and 2 kids. His pregnant wife is tired from sewing all the time. The man decides to hire a housemaid to help out around the house. The housemaid acts very strange. The man ends up having an affair with the housemaid. She becomes pregnant. When the wife finds out she convinces the maid to fall down the stairs to kill the baby. The maid convinces the husband to drink rat poison with her and they both die. The ending is very clever. You'll have to watch it to find out!! Its a surprise twist.
-The movie is based off of actual events that happened in Guemcheon
-The beginning and end of the movie were intentionally out of order to create confusion
***I liked this movie. There was ominous music every time something bad was about to happen. I really liked the ending. It was so funny! I can see why this was the best movie.
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