park chan wook – OF LEATHER AND LACE https://www.ofleatherandlace.com Fashion & Travel Blog by Tina Lee Tue, 12 Sep 2017 02:03:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.12 https://i2.wp.com/www.ofleatherandlace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-Red_Rose_with_Bud_Transparent_PNG_Clip_Art_Picture.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 park chan wook – OF LEATHER AND LACE https://www.ofleatherandlace.com 32 32 Reimagining Erotic Fantasies: The Handmaiden, Part 2 https://www.ofleatherandlace.com/reimagining-erotic-fantasies-the-handmaiden-part-2/ https://www.ofleatherandlace.com/reimagining-erotic-fantasies-the-handmaiden-part-2/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2016 07:56:42 +0000 http://www.ofleatherandlace.com/?p=1025 Reimagining Erotic Fantasies: The Handmaiden, Part 2

In the last post Reimagining Erotic Fantasies: The Handmaiden, Part 1 I talked a little about the recent Park Chan-Wook movie, The Handmaiden. If you haven’t seen it, get off your butt (after finising this post) and go see it! It is deceptive, dark, humorous and erotically charged. In today’s post I will delve further into Lady Hideko’s disturbing childhood and examine a few symbols that recur throughout the movie.

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The moment I stumbled upon the trailer of The Handmaiden (Still in cinemas!!), the new erotic thriller/drama by famed director Park Chan-wook I knew I would love the movie. Luscious costumes, leather gloves, a historic setting, eerie music, hints of S&M and bondage – in short, all the things I found fascinating.

THE HANDMAIDEN

Being a fashion designer, modern history enthusiast, Chinese and Japanese speaker, this movie was everything that intrigued me all packed into 144 minutes, presented with the most beautiful imagery. 

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