Unhinged storytelling that is so incredibly intoxicating. The Housemaid is watching a Shakespearean level tragedy in slow motion, as the persona’s gradually unravel, revealing a complicated existence with the introduction of one deviant character, Lee Eun-sim (Myung-sook), that turns a family upside down. It’s bleak but not from the outset, making the turn from the … More CERTIFIED WEIRD: The Housemaid (1960) a probing look at Korean social structure