The Housemaid
1960 1h 48m movie Film South Korea

The Housemaid

하녀

Synopsis

하녀

A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a hot housemaid to help with housework.

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
149
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #512 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #73 of 202 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Kim Ki-young Production, Korean Literature Films
Runtime 1h 48m
Release Date November 3, 1960
IMDb tt0150980
Official Site worldcinemafoundation.org

Themes & Motifs

  • infidelity
  • poison
  • music teacher
  • piano lessons
  • maid
  • infatuation
  • rat
  • housemaid
  • uninvited guest
  • horror mystery

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