Cannes 2016 “Mademoiselle”, eroticism by Park Chan-wook – francetv info

Park Chan-wook is a virtuoso. Of those who manage to brilliantly sublime cruelty, sadism. Who aestheticize them with unparalleled beauty. One of the apostles of ultra-violence, pure, brutal and bloody decided with this “Miss” to continue in his vein, adding some ingredients he kept, until then secret.

exhilarating

a heady eroticism and a scathing look at a sensitive period in the history of his country. Korea 30s, during the Japanese colonization, focusing on a young woman, Sookee (Kim Tae-ri), engaged as a servant of a rich Japanese, Hideko (Kim Min-Hee), a recluse living in a stately and disturbing mansion under the thumb of a tyrannical uncle. Sookee but certainly not a regular maid. A scammer supposedly count (Ha Jung-woo) has other plans for her. For him. Besides Hideko either, is probably not a very happy ingenue. In this sensual and captivating triangle, which enjoys the other?
This is the third time that the Korean filmmaker, who had brushed the Palme d’Or in 2004 for his hard-hitting “Old Boy” telling the the story of a family man without history and breathtaking tracks that leads to find the killers of his wife, sees his films in official competition. He was gone, this year, with the Grand Prize of the Festival. And you can expect all the influence Tarantino, then president of the jury, had had on the decision. Any influence on Tarantino’s cinema Chan-wook. Without this infinite refinement and stylization own the second.
He yet prove it with “Thirst” vampire movie inspired by “Therese Raquin” by Emile Zola, took home the Jury Prize. Yes, Chan-wook is capable of all eccentricities. Worse sometimes as with this “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK” (2007) which is still expected that explains the meaning, but often for the better.

Appeased

We discover, with this “Miss”, a different Chan-wook. Almost subsided, down from what he could show us that far. But Chan-wook perhaps unfortunately a little too peaceful. Too wise.
staged surgical scene, framing and beautiful Photographing or camera movements lectures are still there. Rarely sex scene will have been so refined. Chan-wook and to give us the best probably 69 of film history. The suspense of Hitchcock as inspiration for his previous achievement, “Stoker” is his assi effective.
But if the twists surprise when the flop film in its second part, Chan-wook is revealed too demonstrative. Similarly, aesthetics sometimes takes over the plot and we come to doubt the usefulness of certain plans indeed sublime, but an overwhelming length.
Nevertheless, and it probably will not book here his best director, Park Chan-wook still manages to embark on an enjoyable thriller, where the romantic rivals, perhaps too, violence and carnal rapture.

LISTING

Film Park Chan-wook – with Kim Min-Hee Kim Tae-ri and Jung-woo Ha – Released October 5, 2016. Duration: 2:25

Synopsis Korea.. 30s, during the Japanese colonization. A young woman (Sookee) is hired as a maid for a rich Japanese (Hideko), lives in a huge mansion with his tyrannical uncle. But Sookee has a secret. With the help of a scammer posing as a Japanese count, they have other plans for Hideko …