A Tale Of Two Sisters (DVD)

Returning to the family home after a period of some time, two young sisters are quickly confronted by their stepmother. Despite her smiling manner, it is clear that there is no love lost between the three of them and the sisters, Su-Mi and Su-Yeon, disappear to their rooms. After a strained evening meal the family retires for bed, leaving the girls alone in their rooms. But this family house is far from being a home. In the darkness, Su-Mi pulls up the covers, terrified by the unwelcome visitor in her room. As strained relationships start to fail, Su-Mi's behaviour becomes more erratic and her father starts to despair. Is the emotional upset in the house ...  Read the complete review

I have come to have very high expectations of Korean films, which can lead to disappointment. Additionally, I had heard good reviews of this particular film, so was pleased to get hold of a copy, although I was secretly expecting to be disenchanted. I could not have more impressed with everything about this film. It is not often that I watch a film that keeps me thinking for hours and hours afterwards, but that is what happened. I even sat through all 160 minutes of special features, which gave a fascinating insight into the film and made it all the more worthwhile to watch. The story Su-mi and Su-yeon are released from a mental hospital where they were ...  Read the complete review

A Tale Of Two Sisters is a South Korean film, directed by Kim Ji-woon (who went on to make A Bittersweet Life and The Good, The Bad, The Weird). The film revolves around Su-Mi and her sister, Su-Yeung following the latter's return from a psychiatric hospital after an unspoken of tradegy. They share an uneasy relationship with their stepmother Eun-Joo, previously their now deceased mother's nurse. As time goes on, strange occurences happen within the house leading to confrontations between Su-Mi and Eun-Joo until it is eventually revealed the reason for the young girl's previous hospital stay. This is a genuinely scary film, despite containing a ...  Read the complete review

A Tale of Two Sisters is based on a korean folktale known as Janghwa Hongreyon-jon. The director, Kim Ji-woon, initially became known outside of Korean cinema due to this film which was the first Korean horror film to be screened in American theatres. Since this he has directed two more films, both of which have been well received. We meet a fairly unresponsive Su-mi at a session with a psychiatrist and subsequently discover she is living with her sister (Su-yeong), father and stepmother. Throughout the film there are a variety of incidents which call into question the treatment of the girls by their stepmother but due to the uncertainty of these incidents the ...  Read the complete review