The Housemaid, directed by
Sang-soo Im, was released by
IFC Films and hit theaters on
January 21, 2011.
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Posted February 11th 2011 at 9:58 AM
Welcome to the first edition of my new weekly column, where I'll try to shed some light on some lesser-known alternatives to the big movies that are opening in theaters today. Each Friday I'll pick three movies that are available in a variety of outlets that should offer options for movie lovers working under any [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted January 12th 2011 at 11:22 AM
Jeon Do-yeon in The Housemaid Photo: IFC Films I saw Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid at Cannes last year (read my review here) and while it had some problems I found it to be satisfying overall. IFC picked up the film for a January 21 release and has now debuted the domestic trailer over at Apple. [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted May 13th 2010 at 7:57 PM

GRADE: B
Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Jeong-jae in The Housemaid A remake of a 1960 film I had never seen or heard of, Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid is an erotic revenge thriller that doesn't entirely work, but is twisted enough to keep you engaged the entire way. This is partly due to Sang-soo's direction, but even more [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted May 13th 2010 at 7:57 PM

GRADE: B
Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Jeong-jae in The Housemaid A remake of a 1960 film I had never seen or heard of, Im Sang-soo's The Housemaid is an erotic revenge thriller that doesn't entirely work, but is twisted enough to keep you engaged the entire way. This is partly due to Sang-soo's direction, but even more [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted May 7th 2010 at 3:14 PM
This is likely to be my last preview of this nature before I take off for the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on Monday morning, but seeing how it includes first look photos at several of the higher profile films at the festival I didn't think I could pass up the opportunity to share. Unfortunately the [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted April 29th 2010 at 10:34 AM
I am about to head out the door for the Seattle International Film Festival press launch, but I can't help the fact my mind is pretty much 24/7 Cannes Film Festival as I have been adding new movies to the database almost hourly over the past couple of days along with new trailers and pictures [...]
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