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The Handmaiden (2016)

Directed by Park Chan-wook · Cinematography by Chung Chung-hoon

145 min58 frames

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The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: wide — A spacious green park with a large blossoming cherry tree as the focal point. A woman in a red outfit…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A man in a pinstriped suit sits on a boat in a fog-covered lake. Green trees line the distant shore…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A dark grey brick courtyard forms the background with blurry architectural features. A young woman…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: wide — A dense fog rolls across a calm lake surrounded by lush, dark green foliage. A lone small boat floats on…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a pitch-black interior space, with only her face partially illuminated. She holds a…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a wooden bathtub and a small table with bottles. A woman in a black top pours…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: wide — A refined parlor features wood-paneled walls, intricate wallpaper, and vintage furniture arranged…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with dark walls features a single shelf on the left. A young woman sits in the center…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: wide — A rain-drenched Japanese-style courtyard featuring manicured shrubs and trees in the background. A woman…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese room features dark wooden flooring and shoji screen walls. A woman in a green…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: fullbody — A narrow dirt path is enclosed by a dense tunnel of interlocking tree branches. A woman in a…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: fullbody — A ship railing overlooks an ocean horizon during a colorful sunset with heavy clouds. A woman in a…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: wide — A dense grove of tall, thin cedar trees with moss-covered ground and tree trunks. Three people in formal…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: wide — A traditional Japanese room features tatami flooring and paper sliding doors on a platform. A woman in a…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A woman stands before an ornate gold-framed oval mirror in a room with wood paneling. The reflection…The Handmaiden (2016) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a mattress with white pillows and patterned teal covers. Two women lie…
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What is The Handmaiden about?

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 steal her fortune.

Where can you watch The Handmaiden?

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What does the cinematography of The Handmaiden look like?

Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of The Handmaiden leans on wide compositions (36% of the sample) and medium shots (29%). Cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon keeps 47% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 44% of the frames.

What is the color palette of The Handmaiden?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Handmaiden (2016) are #32312d, #0f1010, #4d504b, #abb2ab, #473931, #d3d2c9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4d504b
  • #abb2ab
  • #473931
  • #d3d2c9

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