A Tale Of Two Sisters Janghwa, Hongryeon
After spending time in a mental institution two sisters return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother. While dealing with their stepmother's obsessive and unbalanced ways, a mysterious ghost keeps them up at night, interfering with their fragile sanity.
Both the highest grossing Korean horror film ever and the first Korean horror film to be screened in the United States, A TALE OF TWO SISTERS is a classic of contemporary horror cinema.
Nominated for Best Film at Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival.
"A somber reflection on memory, adolescence and mourning.." - Dana Stevens, New York Times
"The film succeeds again and again at pulling you to the edge of your seat and keeping you there." - Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Running Time
111 mins
Year
2003
Rating
R
Kanopy ID
1113687
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Comments (14)
This is a well-made movie. But it is a very cultural movie that most viewers will find it hard to relate or understand. For those who are familiar with the traditional Korean folktale of two sisters, Janghwa and Hongryun, on which this movie is based, they may find this adaption different, ...Read more
This is a well-made movie. But it is a very cultural movie that most viewers will find it hard to relate or understand. For those who are familiar with the traditional Korean folktale of two sisters, Janghwa and Hongryun, on which this movie is based, they may find this adaption different, smart, and enticing. For the rest, the storyline may be incoherent and confusing. I hear that there is a US remake The Uninvited (2009 film).
Read lessAtmospheric, great aesthetics but ultimately empty and pointless. It tries to be a ghost story, a family drama and an insight into a troubled mind but eventually fails in all of them. Too slow, incoherent, and with many plot holes. Definitely, not a good example of Asian cinema for me.
I loved this movie when I stumbled on it a few years back and after watching the American remake, I appreciate it even more. The atmosphere and build makes it that much more impactful than The Uninvited and sticks with you far longer.
I really like this movie, but its hard to enjoy with the bad quality!
Well acted and visually aesthetic but not one bit suspenseful / scary and the most incomprehensible film I have ever seen. Only the second Korean film I've seen, the first being a terrific adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons. This film is a distant second. Won the Sitges film festival? Well ...Read more
Well acted and visually aesthetic but not one bit suspenseful / scary and the most incomprehensible film I have ever seen. Only the second Korean film I've seen, the first being a terrific adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons. This film is a distant second. Won the Sitges film festival? Well it must have been in the middle of winter when Sitges is basically abandoned.
Read lessThis movie introduced me to some of the most amazing Korean horror films I have ever seen and now that I have seen A LOT of them I still believe this is one of the best.
Same here. A Tale of Two Sisters and Oldboy were my gateway into South Korea's incredible stories and unique cinema.
If A Tale of Two Sisters and Old Boy were your favourites, I recommend you try Lady Vengeance if you haven't yet.
Young Su-mi has issues with her wicked stepmother, or something. Uneven and jumbled plot. Beautiful cinematography. Two stars.
A house is not a home, it's a structure. And the lush, ornately decorated house in TALE OF TWO SISTERS is a very haunted structure indeed. In this celebrated classic of contemporary Korean cinema (originally titled "Rose Flower, Red Lotus," in reference to a particularly gruesome Korean ...Read more
A house is not a home, it's a structure. And the lush, ornately decorated house in TALE OF TWO SISTERS is a very haunted structure indeed. In this celebrated classic of contemporary Korean cinema (originally titled "Rose Flower, Red Lotus," in reference to a particularly gruesome Korean folktale) the complex horror of girlhood is brilliantly portrayed alongside a breakdown of familial structure and inherited trauma. A classically Gothic coming-of-age ghost story, Kim jee-woon's film is not only beautifully shot with psychologically compelling characters-- it's also genuinely horrifying.
Read lessA very sad, thought provoking story. I still loved it a second time around.
The reoccuring music is incredibly beautiful and eerie and oh wow, what are people's thoughts? Might need to rewatch
Anyone have an opinion, review?
seriously, i keep seeing you on all the good film threads. just had to say, PROPS! this is a good one.