Few fall films, foreign or otherwise, are as likely to generate conversation as Park Chan-wook‘s The Handmaiden, a sprawling and seductive story of deceit, murder, and plenty of sex — or the kind that leaves quite an impression. (Just imagine that I’m making this sound so we can move on.) I’ll be speaking with the South Korean auteur next week, and, while my interview will undoubtedly be better than any other, you might be curious enough to gobble up anything related to the film. If so, consider this your lucky day.
David Poland sat down with Park and his star, Kim Tae-ri, for a you-can-just-about-guess-how-long discussion that reveals a good deal about his process, despite the gap created by a need for translation. Use it as the chaser to the shot that is a new French trailer — presuming you’re willing to concede any of The Handmaiden‘s wild images — that, among other pleasures, reveals the Frenchest of titles for a very Korean picture.
Watch both below:
The Handmaiden begins its domestic release on October 21.