Here is a film from South Korea that is aesthetically stunning, but less convincing on the content side, unless you accept the inconsistencies for the sake of the morale.
A piano-teacher and composer is teaching at a women's factory. His wife is working until a break-down, so that they can pay their bills. However, their bills become only so big because of their consumerist behavior: he buys a new paino, they move to a new and bigger house and they also buy a TV. So the wife cannot look after the children and therefore they decide to make the bills even bigger by hiring a housemaid.
The second string is about keeping up experiences. It doesn't matter that it was the housemaid that almost raped her employer. The main thing is that it happened and the victim, who is supposed to be in the strong position has to bear the consequnces. The couple never sees calling the police as option to get their house back. There might be rumours and as consequence the teacher might lose his job. Everything - including the forced abortion - is an attempt to restore the shining surface. Even the epilogue, addressing the viewer directly, is an attempt to restore the ruling moral.
The technical and esthetic aspects of this film are the most of the film. There are quotations from and references to American Noir. The film is rather fast-paced, the soundtrack is jazzy with a hint of modernism. Interesting watch
A piano-teacher and composer is teaching at a women's factory. His wife is working until a break-down, so that they can pay their bills. However, their bills become only so big because of their consumerist behavior: he buys a new paino, they move to a new and bigger house and they also buy a TV. So the wife cannot look after the children and therefore they decide to make the bills even bigger by hiring a housemaid.
The second string is about keeping up experiences. It doesn't matter that it was the housemaid that almost raped her employer. The main thing is that it happened and the victim, who is supposed to be in the strong position has to bear the consequnces. The couple never sees calling the police as option to get their house back. There might be rumours and as consequence the teacher might lose his job. Everything - including the forced abortion - is an attempt to restore the shining surface. Even the epilogue, addressing the viewer directly, is an attempt to restore the ruling moral.
The technical and esthetic aspects of this film are the most of the film. There are quotations from and references to American Noir. The film is rather fast-paced, the soundtrack is jazzy with a hint of modernism. Interesting watch
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