KIM KI-YOUNG | SOUTH KOREA | 1960 | 108 MIN | NR | KOREAN
Heralded as one of the greatest South Korean films of all time, Kim Ki-young’s THE HOUSEMAID is an explosive and sexually-charged tale of class warfare between the titular femme fatale and her targets for revenge: a bourgeois family existing within an illusion of safety.
Cast: Kim Jin-kyu, Ju Jeung-ryu, Lee Eun-shim, Um Aing-ran
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's BONG’S FAVORITE HITS Film Series.
After viewing Bong Joon-ho’s latest, MICKEY 17, and revisiting his many, many masterpieces, we invite you to indulge in some of Bong’s personal favorite films as cited by his Sight and Sound 100 submission. It’s a treat to see the influence of VENGEANCE IS MINE and THE HOUSEMAID on such works as MOTHER or PARASITE, as well as his admiration for David Fincher’s ZODIAC which followed Bong’s own perfect entry into the serial killer procedural with MEMORIES OF MURDER.