The Housemaid (Korean; 1990)
Just like in the many fields that they have leapt in bounds, the automobile, telecommunication, sport fields, the Koreans have managed to strike a recognition in show business. Their all boy and all girl bands rule the music scene. (Not to forget Psy and the tele novellas).
This film is a remake of a 1960 one with the same name. If you want to watch a melodrama where everyone (except a child) is cast in a negative light with devious thoughts in their mind, this is it. In some way, it reminds you of any of the tele-serials that is very popular in TV now.
Whatever it is, it managed to grip the viewers' attention ala Hitchcockian style, make viewers wonder what is up next. How it ends totally put you off guard!
A 20 something girl, Eun-yi, who works as a restaurant helper takes an offer to work as housemaid in an obnoxiously rich household to take care of a young child in anticipation of the arrival of a pair of twins in the family. The lady of the house is a young soft spoken lady who is taken care for her every need who is in the advanced stage of pregnancy.
Eun-yi is fond of the child of the family and the feeling is mutual. Eun-yi works with another maid who had probably been there for a mighty long time. The problem is the head of the family is also too fond of Eun-yi. On Eun-yi's part, she is taken off her feet by his piano recital, his looks, wealth and power, I suppose.
A cat and mouse love affair happens between the housemaid and the boss occurs under the same roof. In comes the young mother law. The affair soon comes to light and devious plans come fore.
Eun-yi become pregnant. The uncertainty of keeping the pregnancy and the push for termination by the Madame of the house all proved too much for Eun-yi to handle. Eun-yi eventually has a spontaneous miscarriage, no thanks to the tainted herbal health drinks provided to Eun-yi by the madame.
The scorned housemaid returns with a vengeance to haunt the whole household!
It is interesting to watch the high quality production and its ability to hold our attention and curiosity. Just like their counterpart across the Sea of Japan, they seem to reaching greater heights in whatever task they seem to put. Testimony to this statement is the FIFA ranking of their national teams. Just over 30 years, their national teams were minnows compared to ours. Now, they are in the World Cup Semi-Finals and we are losing to teams who play ball with coconuts!
Just like in the many fields that they have leapt in bounds, the automobile, telecommunication, sport fields, the Koreans have managed to strike a recognition in show business. Their all boy and all girl bands rule the music scene. (Not to forget Psy and the tele novellas).This film is a remake of a 1960 one with the same name. If you want to watch a melodrama where everyone (except a child) is cast in a negative light with devious thoughts in their mind, this is it. In some way, it reminds you of any of the tele-serials that is very popular in TV now.
Whatever it is, it managed to grip the viewers' attention ala Hitchcockian style, make viewers wonder what is up next. How it ends totally put you off guard!
A 20 something girl, Eun-yi, who works as a restaurant helper takes an offer to work as housemaid in an obnoxiously rich household to take care of a young child in anticipation of the arrival of a pair of twins in the family. The lady of the house is a young soft spoken lady who is taken care for her every need who is in the advanced stage of pregnancy.
Eun-yi is fond of the child of the family and the feeling is mutual. Eun-yi works with another maid who had probably been there for a mighty long time. The problem is the head of the family is also too fond of Eun-yi. On Eun-yi's part, she is taken off her feet by his piano recital, his looks, wealth and power, I suppose.
A cat and mouse love affair happens between the housemaid and the boss occurs under the same roof. In comes the young mother law. The affair soon comes to light and devious plans come fore.
Eun-yi become pregnant. The uncertainty of keeping the pregnancy and the push for termination by the Madame of the house all proved too much for Eun-yi to handle. Eun-yi eventually has a spontaneous miscarriage, no thanks to the tainted herbal health drinks provided to Eun-yi by the madame.
The scorned housemaid returns with a vengeance to haunt the whole household!
It is interesting to watch the high quality production and its ability to hold our attention and curiosity. Just like their counterpart across the Sea of Japan, they seem to reaching greater heights in whatever task they seem to put. Testimony to this statement is the FIFA ranking of their national teams. Just over 30 years, their national teams were minnows compared to ours. Now, they are in the World Cup Semi-Finals and we are losing to teams who play ball with coconuts!
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