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66 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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The Housemaid
"Do you have mine too?"
1960 1h 52m KO
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Synopsis
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A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a housemaid to help with housework.
βDo you have mine too?β
Cast
Lee Eun-shim
Oh Myeong-sook
Kim Jin-kyu
Kim Dong-sik
Ju Jeung-nyeo
Mrs. Kim
Um Aing-ran
Cho Kyung-hee
Go Seon-ae
Factory Matron
Gang Seok-je
Factory Woman
Wang Suk-rang
Factory Woman
Ra Jeong-ok
Dormitory Supervisor
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Ki-young
- Writers
- Kim Ki-young
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kim Ki-young, shot by Kim Deok-jin. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sang-gi Han. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Oh Young-Keun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Lee Eun-shim and Kim Jin-kyu and Ju Jeung-nyeo carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Do you have mine too?".
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IMDB entry: tt0150980 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kim Ki-young directs. Kim Deok-jin behind the camera. Sang-gi Han scores. Oh Young-Keun cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 166 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Kim Ki-young, shot by Kim Deok-jin. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Sang-gi Han. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Oh Young-Keun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Lee Eun-shim and Kim Jin-kyu and Ju Jeung-nyeo carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Do you have mine too?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0150980 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 11 themes, including "infidelity", "poison", "music teacher", "piano lessons".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Deok-jin
- Original score
- Sang-gi Han
- Editing
- Oh Young-Keun
- Production design
- Park Seok-in
- Runtime
- 112 min Β· 1h 52m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 19
Also by
Kim Ki-young
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KI
Kim Ki-young Production
- KO
Korean Literature Films
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Key crew
- ProducerKim Yeong-cheol
- Sound RecordistSohn In-ho
- Assistant DirectorJeong Hyo-seop
- Assistant DirectorKim Dae-hui
- Assistant DirectorJeon Eung-ju
- Sound EffectsLee Sang-man
- EditorOh Young-Keun
- Lighting DirectorGo Hae-jin
- Production DesignPark Seok-in
- ProducerKim Ki-young
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- infidelity
- poison
- music teacher
- piano lessons
- black and white
- maid
- infatuation
- rat
- housemaid
- uninvited guest
- horror mystery
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1960-11-0319
Also known as
International titles
- La servanteFR
- Hanyo - Das HausmΓ€dchenDE
- HanyoKR
- La doncellaES
- The HousemaidUS
- HanyeoKR
- PokojΓ³wkaPL
- δΈε₯³KR
