Korea in the 1930s: a young woman (Tae Ri Kim) is hired to care for a mad (or is she?) Japanese heiress (Kim Min-hee), who lives a life of seclusion on a sprawling countryside estate. “What does a crook know about love?” inquires a character in the latest from Chan-wook Park (Oldboy, Thirst). The question would be better posed to the director who effectively robs movie lovers of half-a-feature. Park bumps the twist ending to the middle, a move from which the narrative never recovers. That leaves an hour’s worth of repetition — part two echoes the action from the mistress’ POV — and gratuitous softcore lesbian porn. This time Park’s approach to eroticism borders on arrogance, not assuredness. Exquisite imagery abounds, as one might expect to find in any film from the visually exacting director. Alas, a giggle-inducing vagina-cam shot aimed at the most prurient-minded is not one of them. (2016) — Scott Marks
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