Apparently The Housemaid (2010), directed by Sang Soo Im, is a remake of a much loved Korean classic. There were fine performances from the two female leads Do-yeon Jeon and Jung-jae Lee, as the young new housemaid and the older head maid. The first 2/3 of the film were fairly compelling as Do-yeon joins the household of a rich and isolated family as maid/nanny to the younger daughter. Soon she is seduced by the head of the household and gets pregnant causing all sorts of complications. Then it suddenly takes a turn in tone and story and becomes a gothic melodrama with a strange and unsatisfying conclusion.
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