“There are sometimes power outages but don’t be afraid,” explains the housekeeper as she leads the recently appointed maid through a labyrinthine estate that causes one to yearn for the comparative cordiality of Rebecca’s Manderley. The vast property belongs to the mysterious Japanese heiress Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee), an odd young woman who has been raised to marry her monstrous uncle. The new girl, Sookhee (Kim Tae-ri), is a thief and a forger who has taken her post at the behest of a flimflam artist known as “Count Fujiwara”. The conman hopes that Sookhee will persuade Hideko to run off with him instead. The plan is simple: Fujiwara will marry Hideko, commit her to a mental asylum, and split the fortune with Sookhee and her criminal family. But then Sookhee begins to fall for her enigmatic mistress. And Sookhee’s game may not be the only con in play. Fingersmith, Sarah Waters’ story of clandestine female lovers embroiled in Victorian-era houses, isn’t an obvious choice for Park Chan-wook. – Irish Times

“There are giddy pleasures to be found in this rip-roaringly ripe erotic thriller/melodrama from Oldboy director Park Chan-wook.” – Mark Kermode
“Go see it. If you love cinema at all, go see it” – Detroit News