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[smokeypsd]

To those who haven't watched it yet I highly recommend this film. http://mubi.com/films/2039

Not only is it free, it's a fantastic piece of forgotten cinema. It has elements of old Western melodrama of early 60's, the orchestral strings, still in B&W, etc only it's Korean cinema.

In the film, the composer sleeps with his housemaid while his wife is gone to her parents’ house; he loses everything to the housemaid with personality disorders. Viewers of the film said that the story could sufficiently occur in reality; at that time, many such incidents occurred. Many households could afford to hire housemaids for low costs; but housewives were worried about such situations at the back of their minds. I made a set for the two-story house, which I thought to be a miniature of the world. I made all accessories and furniture for the film on my own, and especially I worked hard on lighting. Viewers of the film praised the beautiful scenes, and asked me what was the secret; however, I did not readily give the answer. —Kim Ki-Young (director)

[Gunslinger_75]

Didn't this recently get remade?  I think Korean again, not a western remake...

[smokeypsd]

Yeah Gunslinger, it was recently remade, Mubi has a listing for it. I'd be interested to see it. Apparently it's decently done and I've heard a few people speak well of the remake. It's good that it's actually a Korean remake.