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SCREENING: The Handmaiden

Please join us on Tuesday, May 2nd at 7 pm for one of Park Chan-wook’s most beloved films, The Handmaiden. ENTRY IS FREE FOR SUBSCRIPTION MEMBERS. $7 entry for non-members. The Best Video Coffee Bar will be open for beer, wine, and café drinks as well as FREE POPCORN.

The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. '"Lady"') is a 2016 South Korean psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong. It is inspired by the 2002 novel Fingersmith by Welsh writer Sarah Waters, with the setting changed from Victorian era Britain to Korea under Japanese colonial rule.

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in South Korea on 1 June 2016. The film received critical acclaim, with praise for its performances, direction, score, cinematography, visuals, and writing. It grossed over $38 million worldwide. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, the film won the category of Best Film Not in the English Language.

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